Loukis Papafilippou, respected lawyer and founder of ANT1 Cyprus, has passed away
Loukis Papafilippou has passed away at the age of 84.
As ANT1 informed via its website, the respected lawyer and founder of ANT1 Cyprus passed away around midnight.
Funeral details will be announced later today.
Loukis Papafilippou was born in Potamia in 1937. He was married to Hera Hadjimarkou, with whom he had three children, Leandros, Antigone and Elena, and was fortunate to have six grandchildren whom he adored.
He graduated from the Pancyprian High School and studied law at the University of Athens. He took part in the Liberation Struggle of 1955-59 as a member of EOKA. He was arrested for his activities by the British and was imprisoned for two years in the Kokkinotrimithia concentration camp.In 1963 he founded the Law Office of Loukis Papafilippou where he practiced law until 2019.In 1993 he founded the Antenna Television Station in Cyprus and from then on he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of the station.
He served as President of the Nicosia Bar Association from 1982 to 1988 and of the Pancyprian Bar Association from 1988 to 1994.He served until recently as Consul General of Poland in Cyprus.He sponsored the establishment of the Chair of Greek Studies at the University of Warsaw, Poland and in 2006, in recognition of his multifaceted contribution, the university created The Loukis Papaphilippou Seat of Advancement of Modern Greek.He was President of the Papastavros Papaphilippou Foundation of the EOKA recruiter which performs charitable work for children of needy families.Loukis Papafilippou had received numerous awards and was honoured in many ways for his contribution.He was awarded the Order of Honour by the President of the Italian Government.He was also awarded the Knight's Cross of the Commander of the Order of Merit and the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the President of the Republic of Poland.He was a lover of letters and arts and had published several legal studies as well as nine books of his poetry collections.
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