Michalis Karaolis

Michalis Karaolis
Μιχαλάκης Καραολής
Born(1933-02-13)13 February 1933
Died10 May 1956(1956-05-10) (aged 23)
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
NationalityGreek

Michalis Karaolis (Greek: Μιχαλάκης Καραολής; 13 February 1933 – 10 May 1956) was a Cypriot public official and revolutionary. Born in the village of Palaichori Oreinis of Pitsilia, Karaolis worked as a government clerk and a member of EOKA (the National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters). He was the first to be sentenced to death and hanged alongside Andreas Dimitriou on 10 May 1956.[1]

Michalis Karaolis monument in Nicosia
  1. ^ Grivas (1964) p. 71