Kostas Kappos
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Kostas Kappos was an important Greek
communist.
During the military junta
he was arrested and sent to Lakki in Leros
, where he was tortured. He was set free in 1971. In 1972 he became a member of the Office of the Central Secretariat of the Communist Youth of Greece
, and in 1973 a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece
. In 1974 he was arrested again, then set free after the Junta's fall
. In the elections of 1974
, the first where the Communist Party was allowed to stand after the Greek Civil War
, he won a seat in the Greek Parliament, and in 1975 he testified at the Greek Junta Trials
.
He was elected a member of the CC of the CP of Greece in every Congress until June 1989. In 1989, he expressed his disagreement with CPG's decision to form a joint government with the conservative party of New Democracy
and he participated in the formation of a new organisation named New Left Current, where he was elected member of its 31-member Committee.
He wrote nine books and also contributed to the communist theory with his essays. Kappos' core idea about the construction of Socialism is developed in his book "Criticism of the Soviet formation".
Until his death Kostas Kappos was sending part of his Parliament retirement pension to Fidel Castro
and the Cuban government as "help to the Cuban revolution
".
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
communist.
During the military junta
Greek military junta of 1967-1974
The Greek military junta of 1967–1974, alternatively "The Regime of the Colonels" , or in Greece "The Junta", and "The Seven Years" are terms used to refer to a series of right-wing military governments that ruled Greece from 1967 to 1974...
he was arrested and sent to Lakki in Leros
Leros
Leros is a Greek island and municipality in the Dodecanese in the southern Aegean Sea. It lies 317 km from Athens's port of Piraeus, from which it can be reached by an 11-hour ferry ride . Leros is part of the Kalymnos peripheral unit...
, where he was tortured. He was set free in 1971. In 1972 he became a member of the Office of the Central Secretariat of the Communist Youth of Greece
Communist Youth of Greece
The Communist Youth of Greece, is the youth wing of the Communist Party of Greece .It publishes the monthly newspaper Odigitis and hosts Odigitis festivals in most of the major towns and cities of Greece....
, and in 1973 a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece
Communist Party of Greece
Founded in 1918, the Communist Party of Greece , better known by its acronym, ΚΚΕ , is the oldest party on the Greek political scene.- Foundation :...
. In 1974 he was arrested again, then set free after the Junta's fall
Metapolitefsi
The Metapolitefsi was a period in Greek history after the fall of the Greek military junta of 1967–1974 that includes the transitional period from the fall of the dictatorship to the Greek legislative elections of 1974 and the democratic period immediately after these elections.The long...
. In the elections of 1974
Greek legislative election, 1974
The first free elections since 1964 and after the end of the Greek military junta of 1967-1974 took place in Greece on November 17, 1974 during the metapolitefsi....
, the first where the Communist Party was allowed to stand after the Greek Civil War
Greek Civil War
The Greek Civil War was fought from 1946 to 1949 between the Greek governmental army, backed by the United Kingdom and United States, and the Democratic Army of Greece , the military branch of the Greek Communist Party , backed by Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Albania...
, he won a seat in the Greek Parliament, and in 1975 he testified at the Greek Junta Trials
Greek Junta Trials
The Greek Junta Trials were the trials involving members of the military junta that ruled Greece from 21 April 1967 to 23 July 1974. These trials involved the instigators of the coup as well as other junta members of various ranks who took part in the events of the Athens Polytechnic uprising and...
.
He was elected a member of the CC of the CP of Greece in every Congress until June 1989. In 1989, he expressed his disagreement with CPG's decision to form a joint government with the conservative party of New Democracy
New Democracy (Greece)
New Democracy is the main centre-right political party and one of the two major parties in Greece. It was founded in 1974 by Konstantinos Karamanlis and formed the first cabinet of the Third Hellenic Republic...
and he participated in the formation of a new organisation named New Left Current, where he was elected member of its 31-member Committee.
He wrote nine books and also contributed to the communist theory with his essays. Kappos' core idea about the construction of Socialism is developed in his book "Criticism of the Soviet formation".
Until his death Kostas Kappos was sending part of his Parliament retirement pension to Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban revolutionary and politician, having held the position of Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and then President from 1976 to 2008. He also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from the party's foundation in 1961 until 2011...
and the Cuban government as "help to the Cuban revolution
Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution was an armed revolt by Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement against the regime of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista between 1953 and 1959. Batista was finally ousted on 1 January 1959, and was replaced by a revolutionary government led by Castro...
".
External links
- Page about Kostas Kappos (in Greek)
- Announcement of his death in the media (in Greek)