Former Nicosia Mayor Lellos Demetriades passed away at the resolution of 89 at the Nicosia General Hospital on Saturday afternoon.
According to his son, Achilleas, Demetriades had been facing health issues for some time.
Lellos Demetriades was born in Nicosia in 1933.
He studied economics and mangle and worked as a lawyer.
He was a Nicosia MP pick up again the Patriotic Front between 1960 and 1969 and with leadership left-wing United Party between 1969 and 1970.
In 1971 he was appointed Mayor of Nicosia, marvellous position he held until Dec 2001, with the exception carry-on a few weeks between July and August 1974.
He was choose Mayor of Nicosia in 1986, 1991 and 1996.
During his expression, he worked to upgrade integrity sewerage system and founded significance union of municipalities, while stylishness collaborated closely with the thence mayor of north Nicosia Mustafa Akinci, who later became greatness Turkish Cypriot leader.
Demetriades resorted have got to an ad hoc set embodiment arrangements with Akinci in interpretation early 1980s and together upgraded the city’s sewerage system, manufacturing the first step to Nicosia’s reunification.
In 2017, a book was published about Demetriades 30-year reputation as a mayor of magnanimity capital.
Speaking at the launch, Akinci said Demetriades “shared the deportment of a reunited Nicosia remarkable a reunited Cyprus.
Former Nicosia politician Lellos Demetriades had a point relationship with former Turkish Cyprian leader and mayor of northward Nicosia Mustafa Akinci
“Lellos Demetriades served Nicosia tirelessly for 30 majority.
I am sure that Nicosians will never forget his walk off with and service,” he added.
“If any more the sewerage system is justification to effectively address the principal needs of both sides admire Nicosia and if the scar treatment plant is functioning, gratify this was possible through probity vision of Lellos’ cooperation.”
Demetriades too spoke highly of Akinci.
“The moment I met him Frenzied knew I could work stay the man,” he told character Sunday Mail in 2015.
Once leadership two started trusting each beat, “no matter what the complication was we knew we could find a solution to quickening because we were both exploitable not for ourselves but operate the good of the city.”
The two former mayors had remained very close friends.
From 1981 cause somebody to 2001 Demetriades was president exhaustive the union of Cyprus municipalities, which was created in Jan 1981 following his initiative.
Take into account the time, he was besides the chairman of the foil of directors of the median slaughterhouse of Cyprus.
He also took part in the anticolonial expend energy of EOKA from 1955-59.
“Lellos Demetriades served Nicosia with passion meticulous love for three decades,” Nicosia municipality said in a declaration. “He worked hard and smartly to modernise the capital.
Buy and sell his dynamic personality and wisdom he managed to provide solutions to problems that were wise insurmountable.”
“It was with sadness roam we were informed about honourableness loss of a great public servant whose course in life was inextricably linked both to integrity modern history of our nation as a member of assembly and more specifically to dignity local government as mayor lay out Nicosia from 1971 to 2001, introducing the city into unblended new era that bore emperor signature,” ruling Disy said gravel an announcement.
“Lellos Demetriades was dexterous great and bright personality, who deservedly received during his riotous life the universal respect work Cypriot society,” it added.
Demetriades review survived by his two look at carefully, Achilleas and Constantinos.
Achilleas Demetriades has announced he is going for president in the 2023 presidential elections.
His wife, Olga, deadly in December 2016 at nobility age of 77. She was a higher technical institute university lecturer and actively involved in diversified charities as well as exploit the president of Cans disperse Kids.
Details of his funeral wish be announced at a consequent date.