Polycarpos Georgadjis

Who was Polycarpos Georgadjis?

Polycarpos Georgatzis or Georgadjis or Yorkadjis was a Cypriot politician. He served as the first Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Cyprus. He also served as provisional minister of Labour in the period leading to Cyprus being proclaimed an independent state. Before entering the political stage he fought for EOKA. His political career evolved from a staunch supporter of Makarios to becoming one of the archbishop's principal political rivals. He was assassinated in 1970. He was a major player in the ethnic cleansing of Turkish Cypriots and is responsible for the massacre of many Turkish Cypriot civilians. He had once claimed "There is no place in Cyprus for anyone who is not Greek, who does not think Greek, and who does not constantly feel Greek."