Greek Communist Party member Orestis Kolozov dies aged 74

Orestis Kolozov, 74, a leading member of the Greek Communist Party (KKE), died late on Friday, the party’s central committee announced.

Born in Alexandroupoli, in the region of Evros, northeastern Greece, Kolozov became a party member in 1967 and was elected to Parliament for the first time in 1993.

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