Kostas Kappos
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Kostas Kappos (Greek: Κώστας Κάππος) (born March, 1937 in Kefalovriso, Argolida - died September, 2005, Athens) was a significant Greek communist.
During Junta he is captured and sent to Laki in Leros where he tortured[citation needed] for his ideas. He set free in 1971. In 1972 he become member of the Office of the Central Secretariat of the Communist Youth of Greece and in 1973 member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece. In 1974 he is captured again and sets free after Junta's fall.
In the Greek legislative elections of 1974 he takes a seat in the Parliament.
He is elected member of the CC of the CP of Greece in all the Congresses since June 1989.
In 1989, he express his disagreement with CPG's decision to form a joint government with the conservative party of New Democracy and he participates in the formation of a new organisation named New Left Current where he is elected member of its 31-member Committee.
He had written 9 books and has contributed the communist theory with his essays.
While a member of parliament, Kostas Kappos had sent half his paycheck to Fidel Castro as "help to the Cuban revolution".
[edit] External links
- Page about Kostas Kappos (in Greek)
- Announcement of his death in the media (in Greek)
