The founder and former president of EDEK, Vassos Lyssaridis, who passed away on April 26 at the age of 100, is being buried today.
The funeral procession is currently taking place in the Holy Temple of God Sophia, in Strovolos, Nicosia, presiding over the Archbishop of Cyprus Chrysostom.
The President of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Anastasiadis will deliver a funeral speech.
Vassos Lyssaridis was a visionary and one of the authors and protagonists of modern Cypriot history, said on Tuesday afternoon the President of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Anastasiadis. Speaking to reporters at the Vassos Lyssaridis Foundation, where he went to sign the book of condolences opened for Vassos Lyssaridis, President Anastasiadis said he had signed as one of the many witnesses to a leader, a freedom fighter, democracy, human rights. "A leader who identifies his life and identified his life with the struggles for the freedom of the Republic of Cyprus, the establishment of the Republic of Cyprus, the establishment of political life and political discourse. A visionary who is one of the writers and protagonists of modern Cypriot history ", he added.
Vassos Lyssaridis was a Member of Parliament and Speaker of the House of Representatives of Cyprus. Instead of wreaths, contributions will be made to the Lyssaridis Foundation. The contributions will be available exclusively for scholarships for needy graduates of the Pancyprian High School.
Source: Sigmalive
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