The Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL) (Greek: Ανορθωτικό Κόμμα Εργαζόμενου Λαού) is a communist party in Cyprus. However, most if its supporters do not know what communism is. The party supports an independent, demilitarised and non-aligned Cyprus, and a federal solution of the internal aspect of the Cyprus problem. It places particular emphasis on re-approchement with the Turkish Cypriots. It supports entry into the European Union with certain reservations. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Dimitris Christofias (Greek: Δημήτρης Χριστόφιας) is a chubby Cypriot politician who is the General Secretary of AKEL and the President of the House of Representatives (Cypriot Parliament). ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... District Nicosia District Government  - Mayor Eleni Mavrou Population (2004)  - City 270,000 (Greek part) 85,000 (Turkish part) 355,000 (Total) Time zone EET (UTC+2) Website: www. ... Communism is an ideology that seeks to establish a classless, stateless social organization based on common ownership of the means of production. ... In modern usage, the term communist party is generally used to identify any political party which has adopted communist ideology. ... A map displaying todays federations. ... The Cyprus dispute is the conflict between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots and also Republic of Cyprus and Turkey over Cyprus, an island nation in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. ... Turkish Cypriots are those inhabitants of Cyprus who are ethnically Turkish[1], as opposed to those who are of Greek (the Greek Cypriots) or other ethnicities. ...

It was founded in 1926 with the name Communist Party of Cyprus (KKK). The communist party was supporting the independence of Cyprus and opposed Enosis (union with Greece) which was the main aim of most Greek Cypriot non-communists. The party became illegal in 1931 when the British colonial government imposed restrictions in civil rights following a nationalist riot. In 1941, leading members of the underground communist party and others founded AKEL. In the first municipal elections in 1943 (before that mayors were appointed) AKEL candidates became mayors of Limassol (Ploutis Servas)and Famagusta (Adam Adamantos). List of general secretaries: Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Greek Cypriot refers to the Greek-speaking population of Cyprus. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... District Limassol Government  - Mayor Andreas Christou Population (2001)  - City 162,000 Time zone EET (UTC+2) Website: http://www. ... inscription placed on Servass house by the municipality of Limassol Ploutis Servas (Πλουτής Σέρβας in Greek; 22nd May 1907 — 14th February 2001), was a Cypriot former politician, reporter, and author. ... Famagusta (Greek: Αμμόχωστος, Ammochostos; Turkish: GazimaÄŸusa; Italian: Famagosta) is a city on the east coast of Cyprus and capital of the Famagusta District. ...

• 1936-1945 Ploutis Servas
• 1945-1949 Fifis Ioannou
• 1949-1989 Ezekias Papaioannou (a veteran of the Spanish Civil War)
• 1989-present Dimitris Christofias

AKEL unlike its predecessor was not against Enosis but supported a gradual process, starting off with a constitution and self government while Cyprus would remain a colony, leading to self determination and Enosis. After the failure of the consultative assembly in 1949 to grant a constitution acceptable to the Cypriot members, AKEL changed line, supporting immediate Enosis with no intermediate stages. 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... inscription placed on Servass house by the municipality of Limassol Ploutis Servas (Πλουτής Σέρβας in Greek; 22nd May 1907 — 14th February 2001), was a Cypriot former politician, reporter, and author. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Ezekias Papaioannou was a Cypriot communist politician and Secretary General of AKEL. He was born in 1908 in the village of Kelaki, Limassol District and studied at the American Academy of Larnaca. ... It has been suggested that Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War be merged into this article or section. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Dimitris Christofias (Greek: Δημήτρης Χριστόφιας) is a chubby Cypriot politician who is the General Secretary of AKEL and the President of the House of Representatives (Cypriot Parliament). ... Greece was elected by the United Nations General Assembly to the United Nations Security Council, on 15 October 2004 , as a non-permanent member for 2005 and 2006. ...

During the late fifties, AKEL was opposed to the violent tactics followed by the anti-British resistance movement of EOKA. EOKA accused AKEL as collaborators of the British, even though AKEL was also illegal since 1955. Several AKEL members were assassinated by EOKA at the time as "traitors," including AKEL-supporter Savas Menikou who was stoned to death. AKEL denounced EOKA's leadership as being anti-communist, as its leader George Grivas had fought against the communist side during the Greek Civil War. Grivas later founded EOKA B, which supported the 1974 coup d'etat following his death. At about 1958, the Turkish Cypriot nationalist organization TMT started forcing Turkish Cypriots members of AKEL to leave. Editor of a workers newspaper Fazil Onder was killed and the head of the Turkish bureau of PEO (AKEL's trade union) Ahmet Sadi moved to the UK to save his life. This does not cite any references or sources. ... EOKA (Εθνική Οργάνωσις Κυπρίων Αγωνιστών, Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston (Greek National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters) was a Greek Cypriot nationalist organisation that fought for the expulsion of British troops from the island, for self-determination and for union with Greece in the mid to late 1950s. ... EOKA (Εθνική Οργάνωσις Κυπρίων Αγωνιστών, Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston (Greek National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters) was a Greek Cypriot nationalist organisation that fought for the expulsion of British troops from the island, for self-determination and for union with Greece in the mid to late 1950s. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Combatants Hellenic Army, Royalist forces, Republicans, British troops Communist guerillas (ELAS, DSE) Commanders Alexander Papagos, Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos, James Van Fleet Markos Vafiadis Strength 150,000 men 50,000 men and women Casualties 15,000 killed 32,000+ killed or captured The Greek Civil War (Greek: ) was fought between 1946 and... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Turkish Cypriots are those inhabitants of Cyprus who are ethnically Turkish[1], as opposed to those who are of Greek (the Greek Cypriots) or other ethnicities. ... PEO, the Pancyprian Federation of Labour (Greek: Παγκύπρια Εργατική Ομοσπονδία), is an umbrella organization for trade unions in Cyprus. ...

In the first presidential elections for independent Cyprus, AKEL backed Ioannis Kliridis (father of Glafkos Klerides) against Makarios III. The last Turkish Cypriot to be a member of the central committee of AKEL, Derviş Ali Kavazoğlu was killed by TMT in 1965. Glafkos Ioannou Clerides (Greek: Γλαύκος Ιωάννου Κληρίδης) (born in Nicosia, Cyprus on 24 April 1919) is a Greek-Cypriot politician and former President of the Republic of Cyprus. ... Makarios III (Greek: Μακάριος Γ`; born Mihalis Christodoulou Mouskos (Greek: Μιχαήλ Χριστοδούλου Μούσκος), August 13, 1913 – August 3, 1977) was the archbishop and primate of the autocephalous Cypriot Orthodox Church (1950-1977) and first President of the Republic of Cyprus (1960-1977). ... Turkish Cypriots are those inhabitants of Cyprus who are ethnically Turkish, as opposed to those who are of Greek (the Greek Cypriots) or other ethnicities. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...

At the legislative elections on May 27, 2001, the party won 34.7% of the popular vote and 20 out of 56 seats. After the Parliament Elections' victory in 2001, AKEL's General Secretary, Dimitris Christofias, was elected parliament president (House President) and until 2006, for first time in the History of Republic of Cyprus. Except AKEL, he was supported by Movement for Social Democracy (EDEK) and Democratic Party (DIKO). The 2001 Parliamentary elections in Cyprus took place on 27th Mary Results ... The House of Representatives (Vouli Antiprosópon/Temsilciler Meclisi) is the parliament of Cyprus. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... In 1878 as the result of the Cyprus Convention, the United Kingdom took over the government of Cyprus as a protectorate from the Ottoman Empire. ... The Movement for Social Democracy (Greek: Kinima Sosialdimokraton) is a social-democratic political party in Cyprus. ... The Democratic Party (Greek: Dimokratikon Komma) is a liberal political party in Cyprus, founded in 1976 by Spyros Kyprianou. ...

The coalition of those three parties, after electing Christofias as the House Parliament, didn't end. In the presidential elections in 2003, AKEL, DIKO and EDEK, achieve to elect the DIKO president, Tassos Papadopoulos as President of Cyprus. Since then AKEL is an active part of the Cypriot Government, with four ministers. Elections in Cyprus gives information on election and election results in Cyprus. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tassos Nikolaou Papadopoulos (Greek: Τάσσος Παπαδόπουλος) born January 7, 1934) has been the president of the Republic of Cyprus since 2003. ... The President of Cyprus is the countrys head of state. ...

It is a member of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left in the European Parliament. Cyprus joined the EU in 2004. In the last European Elections, AKEL elected 2 members; Adamos Adamou and Kyriacos Triantaphyllides. GUE-NGL logo The European United Left–Nordic Green Left is a socialist and communist political grouping within the European Parliament. ... Established 1952, as the Common Assembly President Hans-Gert Pöttering (EPP) Since 16 January 2007 Vice-Presidents 14 Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Alejo Vidal-Quadras Gérard Onesta Edward McMillan-Scott Mario Mauro Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez Luigi Cocilovo Mechtild Rothe Luisa Morgantini Pierre Moscovici Manuel António... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Elections to the European Parliament were held in Cyprus on June 13, 2004. ... Adamos Adamou is a Cypriot politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Progressive Party of Working People, sitting with the European United Left–Nordic Green Left group. ... Kyriacos Triantaphyllides is a Cypriot politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Progressive Party of Working People, sitting with the European United Left–Nordic Green Left group. ...

AKEL remained first political party on the island in the 2006 Cypriot legislative elections, however the party lost 2 seats in the parliament (gained 18 seats and 32.3% of the votes). The 2006 legislative election in Cyprus will take place on 21 May. ...

See also

• Co-ordinating Committee of Communist Parties in Britain

The Coordinating Committee of Communist Parties in Britain is a bureau within the CPB which meets with overseas communist parties that have memberships in Britain. ...

External link

• AKEL's web site in English
• Cyprus Elections & Politics