Markos Vafeiadis

Markos Vafeiadis
Μάρκος Βαφειάδης
Member of the Hellenic Parliament
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In office
5 November 1989 – 22 February 1992
Head of the Provisional Democratic Government
In office
December 24, 1947 – February 7, 1949
Succeeded byNikos Zachariadis
Personal details
Born(1906-01-28)28 January 1906
Tosya, Ottoman Empire
Died22 February 1992(1992-02-22) (aged 86)
Athens, Greece
Resting placeFirst Cemetery of Athens
NationalityGreek
Political partyCommunist Party of Greece
Panhellenic Socialist Movement
NicknameKapetan Markos
Military service
AllegianceGreece Provisional Democratic Government
Branch/serviceGreeceGreek People's Liberation Army (ELAS)
Democratic Army of Greece (DSE)
Years of service1941–1945 (ELAS)
1946–1949 (DSE)
RankGeneral
Battles/warsGreek Resistance, Greek Civil War

Markos Vafeiadis (also spelled as Vafiadis and Vafiades; Greek: Μάρκος Βαφειάδης; (1906-01-28)28 January 1906 – (1992-02-22)22 February 1992)[1][2] was a leading figure of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) during the Greek Resistance and the Greek Civil War.[3]

  1. ^ Vafeiadis, Markos (1984). ΒΑΦΕΙΑΔΗΣ: ΑΠΟΜΝΗΜΟΝΕΥΜΑΤΑ (ΠΡΩΤΟΣ ΤΟΜΟΣ. Athens: ΔΙΦΡΟΣ. p. 9.
  2. ^ Şentek, Arif (29 January 2022). "Markos ve Tosya'daki evi". Bianet. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Markos Vafiades | Greek political leader". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2016-12-26.