The postwar village · Running the village
Loukas Kouvaras, first mayor of Lerna
October 1998 Disputed
Kouvaras was elected first mayor of the new municipality of Lerna in 1998 and re-elected in 2002. He built the town hall in Myloi, laid out the beaches of Myloi and Kiveri and brought water and roads to the neighbouring villages. His obituary gives "8 years (1999–2005)"; two four-year terms would in fact run to the end of 2006.
- Where
- Myloi (the village), Kiveri, Myloi beach
- Threads
- Running the village
- Certainty
- Disputed sources disagree; both versions shown
Sources
- argolika.gr, «Έφυγε από τη ζωή ο Λουκάς Κουβαράς, πρώην δήμαρχος Λέρνας», 25-10-2022 Open (opens in a new tab)
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24 June 1953
Nikolaos Giannakopoulos, president of the community
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25 December 1954
Ilias Papoulias, president of the community
Ilias Papoulias signs as "president of the community of Myloi" a notice published on 1 January 1955. In 1959 he was a member of the council.
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May 1957
Christos Papagiannis leads the village for ten years
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30 June 1959
The village council makes John Caskey an honorary citizen
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