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'''Leonidas Kyrkos''' is a [[Greeks|Greek]] leftist politician.

Kyrkos was born in [[1924]] in [[Heraklio]], [[Crete]]. He worked for many years for the politically left-wing daily "Avgi", first as a reporter and later as its editor.

Kyrkos entered politics and was first elected a member of the [[Greek Parliament]] in [[1961]] under the banner of the [[United Democratic Left]]. When the [[Communist Party of Greece]] split, Kyrkos took the side of the progressive forces and helped establish the euro-Communist KKE-Interior. He was elected an MP in [[1974]] and [[1977]] and an MEP in [[1981]] and [[1985]].

Kyrkos served as Secretary General and President of the KKE-Interior until April [[1987]] when he was elected President of the Greek Left.

Along with [[Charilaos Florakis]], he founded the [[Coalition of the Left and Progress]] and served as its Secretary until March of [[1991]].

Kyrkos is a widower, father of two sons.

[[Category:1924 births|Kyrkos, Leonidas]]
[[Category:Greek politicians|Kyrkos, Leonidas]]

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 '''Leonidas Kyrkos''' was a [[Greeks|Greek]] leftist politician.
-Kyrkos was born on [[October 12|Oct. 12]], [[1924]], in [[Heraklio]], [[Crete]]. He was the son of a politician who, over a 30-year-plus career, was successively elected as a liberal, a conservative and, after World War II, a leftist member of parliament.
+Kyrkos was born on [[October 12|Oct. 12]], [[1924]], in [[Heraklio]], [[Crete]]. He was the son of a politician who, over a 30-year-plus career, was successively elected as a liberal, a conservative and, after [[World War II]], a leftist member of the [[Hellenic Parliament]].
 He worked for many years for the politically left-wing daily "Avgi", first as a reporter and later as its editor.
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 Kyrkos entered politics and was first elected a member of the [[Greek Parliament]] in [[1961]] under the banner of the [[United Democratic Left]].
-A longtime member of the [[Communist Party of Greece|Greek Communist Party]], Kyrkos was among a group of reformers who left the party in 1968 to form their own group.
+A longtime member of the [[Communist Party of Greece|Greek Communist Party]], Kyrkos was among a group of reformers who left the party in [[1968]] to form their own group.
-When the [[Communist Party of Greece]] split, Kyrkos took the side of the progressive forces and helped establish the euro-Communist KKE-Interior.
+When the [[Communist Party of Greece]] split, Kyrkos took the side of the progressive forces and helped establish the euro-Communist [[KKE-Interior]].
 When a group of colonels imposed a dictatorship in [[1967]], Kyrkos was jailed for five years. Upon the restoration of democracy in [[1974]], he again became a deputy until [[1981]], when he was elected to the European Parliament, serving until [[1985]]. He was again a deputy from [[1989]] to [[1993]].
-Kyrkos served as Secretary General and President of the KKE-Interior until April [[1987]] when he was elected President of the Greek Left.
+Kyrkos served as Secretary General and President of the [[KKE-Interior]] until April [[1987]] when he was elected President of the [[Greek Left]].
 Along with [[Charilaos Florakis]], he founded the [[Coalition of the Left and Progress|Coalition of the Left]], which briefly reunited the reformists with the Communists and other independent leftists in [[1989]] and participated in an unprecedented, if short-lived, coalition with the [[New Democracy]] conservatives. He served as its Secretary until March of [[1991]].
-Kyrkos was a widower, father of two sons. He died on [[August 28]], [[2011]].
+Kyrkos was a widower, father of two sons.

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 Kyrkos served as Secretary General and President of the KKE-Interior until April [[1987]] when he was elected President of the Greek Left.
-Along with [[Charilaos Florakis]], he founded the [[Coalition of the Left and Progress|Coalition of the Left]], which briefly reunited the reformists with the Communists and other independent leftists in 1989 and participated in an unprecedented, if short-lived, coalition with the New Democracy conservatives. He served as its Secretary until March of [[1991]].
+Along with [[Charilaos Florakis]], he founded the [[Coalition of the Left and Progress|Coalition of the Left]], which briefly reunited the reformists with the Communists and other independent leftists in [[1989]] and participated in an unprecedented, if short-lived, coalition with the [[New Democracy]] conservatives. He served as its Secretary until March of [[1991]].
 Kyrkos was a widower, father of two sons. He died on [[August 28]], [[2011]].

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−	~~He was also instrumental in creating the~~
	Along with [[Charilaos Florakis]], he founded the [[Coalition of the Left and Progress\|Coalition of the Left]], which briefly reunited the reformists with the Communists and other independent leftists in 1989 and participated in an unprecedented, if short-lived, coalition with the New Democracy conservatives. He served as its Secretary until March of [[1991]].		Along with [[Charilaos Florakis]], he founded the [[Coalition of the Left and Progress\|Coalition of the Left]], which briefly reunited the reformists with the Communists and other independent leftists in 1989 and participated in an unprecedented, if short-lived, coalition with the New Democracy conservatives. He served as its Secretary until March of [[1991]].

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 '''Leonidas Kyrkos''' was a [[Greeks|Greek]] leftist politician.
-Kyrkos was born on [[Ocober 12|Oct. 12]], [[1924]], in [[Heraklio]], [[Crete]]. He was the son of a politician who, over a 30-year-plus career, was successively elected as a liberal, a conservative and, after World War II, a leftist member of parliament.
+Kyrkos was born on [[October 12|Oct. 12]], [[1924]], in [[Heraklio]], [[Crete]]. He was the son of a politician who, over a 30-year-plus career, was successively elected as a liberal, a conservative and, after World War II, a leftist member of parliament.
 He worked for many years for the politically left-wing daily "Avgi", first as a reporter and later as its editor.

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 He was also instrumental in creating the
-Along with [[Charilaos Florakis]], he founded the [[Coalition of the Left and Progress]] [[Coalition of the Left]], which briefly reunited the reformists with the Communists and other independent leftists in 1989 and participated in an unprecedented, if short-lived, coalition with the New Democracy conservatives. He served as its Secretary until March of [[1991]].
+Along with [[Charilaos Florakis]], he founded the [[Coalition of the Left and Progress|Coalition of the Left]], which briefly reunited the reformists with the Communists and other independent leftists in 1989 and participated in an unprecedented, if short-lived, coalition with the New Democracy conservatives. He served as its Secretary until March of [[1991]].
 Kyrkos was a widower, father of two sons. He died on [[August 28]], [[2011]].

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 '''Leonidas Kyrkos''' was a [[Greeks|Greek]] leftist politician.
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+[[Category:2011 deaths|Kyrkos, Leonidas]]
 [[Category:Greek politicians|Kyrkos, Leonidas]]
 [[Category:Communists|Kyrkos, Leonidas]]

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