Elli Pappa

Elli Pappa
Pappa during her second trial in 1952
Pappa during her second trial in 1952
Born1920 (1920)
Smyrna (under Greek military occupation)
Died27 October 2009(2009-10-27) (aged 88–89)
Athens, Greece
OccupationWriter, journalist
LanguageGreek
NationalityGreek
GenrePolitical theory, history, biography
PartnerNikos Beloyannis
RelativesDido Sotiriou (sister)

Elli Pappa (formerly Ioannidou; 1920–2009) was a Greek writer and activist. She was the sister of Greek author Dido Sotiriou and the partner of Nikos Beloyannis, with whom she had a son in 1951.[1] As a member of the Communist Party of Greece, Pappa worked in the newspaper Rizospastis during the years of the Greek Resistance, and continued contributing articles during and after the Greek Civil War until her arrest in December 1950.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Yada-Mc Neal, Stephan D. (2018). 50 Women against Hitler: Female Resistance Fighters in World War II. Norderstedt: Books on Demand. pp. 53–54. ISBN 9783752825718.
  2. ^ Margaronis, Maria (29 April 2011). "So Many Mistaken Ways". Times Literary Supplement. Retrieved 20 September 2018.