A ceremony was held to rename Limassol Avenue to Vassos Lyssarides Avenue, next to the Ancient Kamaron Aqueduct in Larnaca. The unveiling ceremony was performed by the President of the EPP, Marinos Sizopoulos, the Mayor of Larnaca Andreas Vyras, the Mayor of Aradippou Evangelos Evaggelidis and the Metropolitan of Kition Nektarios.
In his address, EPP President Marinos Sizopoulos expressed his party's thanks to the Mayors of Larnaca and Aradippou Andreas Vyra and Evangelos Evangelidis and the members of the municipal councils of the two municipalities, who, with their decision to rename Limassol Avenue to Vassos Lyssarides Avenue, mark a new course and, above all, contribute decisively and substantially to the preservation of the memory of Vassos Lyssarides. A fighter for democracy and freedom of our country, a fighter against colonialism and racial discrimination, a pioneering doctor, a poet, a painter, who, through his biological path, managed to leave an indelible mark on modern Cypriot history and beyond, as he said.
"We, for our part, as a minimum sign of appreciation and as a tribute to this leading figure, a pioneer of his time and not only, we give the assurance that we will continue his struggle for the liberation of our country, for the preservation of the statehood of the Republic of Cyprus, for man, for social justice, for democracy," Sizopoulos said.
The Mayor of Larnaca Andreas Vyras in his address said that the life of Vassos Lyssarides is identified with the search for freedom not only of Cyprus but also of oppressed and struggling peoples such as Palestine, Angola, South Africa and beyond.
His ethos, his consistency, his sense of responsibility and his political uprightness continue to influence the course of Cyprus' history, as he belongs to those who through their actions and their lives have written their own history in the field of politics and our country, he noted.
Apart from this, he is also deservedly called a man of letters and arts for his intellectual work in the field of poetry and painting, he said.
"The laughing doctor was an honest politician and a cultured man. He was a front-line fighter. A poet, a progressive intellectual whose militancy and political prudence that distinguished him became the means through which he won the respect of the people as he always fought for their rights even at the risk of his own life," he added.
The Mayor of Aradippou Evangelos Evaggelidis in his address said that the event is proof of wide recognition and appreciation to a true democrat and patriot who adorned with his presence and his ethos the political life of the country and put himself at the service of our country.
The renaming of this particular avenue of one of the most central arteries of Larnaca Aradippou fulfills a very small debt to Vassos Lyssarides, who through his active participation in the political life of the country became a model statesman and a shining example for future generations, he added.
Vassos Lyssarides' name was associated with the struggles of many peoples for freedom and democracy, while his figure was identified with political honesty and political ethics, with the cultivation of civility and modesty, he said.
Today, Evangelidis concluded, with this ceremony we honour the politician, the scientist and the poet, but above all the fighter and visionary Vassos Lyssarides, who set freedom and the vindication of his country as the goal of his life.
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