Michail Olympios

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Timeline Events

  • 15-02-1969
    Death of fighter

    Despite successive surgeries in Cyprus and abroad and the forced amputation of his hand, on February 15, 1969, at the age of just 32, he succumbed to fate, leaving behind inconsolable relatives and friends.

Michail Olympios

Kokkinotrimithia Pyla Tortured

Biography

The hero was born in the village of Lympia1.

In march 1957, the hero was arrested by the British and imprisoned in the detention centers of Kokkinotrimithia2 and Pyla3. The horrible and brutal torture to which he was subjected irreparably damaged his health.

Despite successive surgeries in Cyprus and abroad and the forced amputation of his hand, on February 15, 1969, at the age of just 32, he succumbed to fate, leaving behind inconsolable relatives and friends.

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