Greek Communists - List of First Secretaries and General Secretaries

List of First Secretaries and General Secretaries

  1. Nikolaos Dimitratos (November 1918 - February 1922). Expelled from the party on charges of "suspect behavior".
  2. Yannis Kordatos (February–November 1922). Expelled from the party on charges of "distorting Marxism".
  3. Nikolaos Sargologos (November 1922 – September 1923). Expelled from the party on charges of "espionage".
  4. Thomas Apostolidis (September 1923 - December 1924). Expelled from the party on charges of "opportunism".
  5. Pandelis Pouliopoulos (December 1924 - September 1925). Expelled from the party on charges of being a "provocateur".
  6. Eleftherios Stavridis (1925–1926). Expelled from the party on charges of pro-bourgeoisie political position.
  7. Pastias Giatsopoulos (September 1926-). Expelled from the party on charges of "liquidarism".
  8. Andronikos Chaitas (March 1927-). Expelled from the party and executed in the USSR in 1935.
  9. Nikolaos Zachariadis (1931–1936). Expelled from the party; committed suicide after 17 years in exile in Siberia.
  10. Andreas Tsipas (July 1941-September 1941). Expelled from the party on charges of "adventurism".
  11. Georgios Siantos (January 1942-1945). Expelled from the party on charges of being an "agent provocateur".
  12. Nikolaos Zachariadis (1945–1956). Second term.
  13. Apostolos Grozos (1956).
  14. Konstantinos Koligiannis (1956–1972).
  15. Charilaos Florakis (1972–1989).
  16. Grigoris Farakos (1989–1991). Resigned from the party to join Synaspismos.
  17. Aleka Papariga (1991–present).

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