Former Nicosia Mayor Lello Demetriades passed away
As his son Achilleas told CNA, Mr. Demetriades, who had been facing health problems for some time, passed away at the Nicosia General Hospital in the early afternoon of Saturday.
Lello Demetriades was born in Nicosia in 1933. He studied economics and law and worked as a lawyer.
He was a Nicosia MP with the Patriotic Front between 1960-1969 and with the United Party between 1969 and 1970. In 1966-1969 he served as a parliamentary representative of the Patriotic Front and between 1969-1970 as a parliamentary representative of the United Party.
In 1971 he was appointed Mayor of Nicosia, a position he held until 31 December 2001, with the exception of a few weeks between July and August 1974. He was elected Mayor of Nicosia in 1986, 1991 and 1996.
From 1981 to 2001 he served as President of the Union of Cyprus Municipalities and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Central Slaughterhouse of Cyprus.
Details of the funeral of the deceased will be announced later.
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