About Yannis Banias
Lived 1939 – 2012 (aged 72). Yannis Banias was a Greek politician and civil engineer.
Ioannis (Yannis) Banias (27 September 1939 – 29 March 2012) was a Greek politician, and former member of the Hellenic Parliament for the Coalition of Radical Left (2007–2009).
Banias was born in Melissourgoi, Arta. He was a member of the Communist Party of Greece from the beginning of 1960s until its split in 1968 when he continued his activities in the Communist Party of Greece (Interior). He was elected president of the latter in 1982. He later participated in the formation of the Renewing Communist Ecological Left and was elected as the president of that group. He died in Athens on 28 March 2012, after a long battle with cancer.
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Who was Yannis Banias?
Greek politician
When was Yannis Banias born?
Yannis Banias was born on 27 September 1939 in Melissourgoi.
When did Yannis Banias die?
Yannis Banias died on 29 March 2012 in Athens.
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Yannis Banias was a politician and civil engineer.
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Yannis Banias was Greek.
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