Background
Servas was born Ploutarhos Loizou Savvidis (Πλούταρχος Λοΐζου Σαββίδης) and changed his surname to Servas while still a student in secondary education. Servas was born in Limassol, Cyprus in 1907.
Servas was born Ploutarhos Loizou Savvidis (Πλούταρχος Λοΐζου Σαββίδης) and changed his surname to Servas while still a student in secondary education. Servas was born in Limassol, Cyprus in 1907.
He studied social sciences in Moscow.
He was also the first elected Mayor of Limassol 1943–1946 and 1946–1949. As a mayor he participated in the consultative assembly and advocated accepting the British plan of self-government for Cyprus in 1948. He supported Ioannis Clerides in the 1960 elections, but wasn"t an active politician again himself.
He worked mainly as a reporter and a writer
He wrote books such as: Spain on Fire (1936), The Labour Issue (1936), Anorthotiko Komma Ergazomenou Laou (Progressive Party of the Working People) and Local Issues (1942), Portraits of Palmer"s Era (1946), Corea (1949), Prague Spring (1973), How Did We Manage to Get to Zero. The Cypriot Tragedy (1975), Old and New China (1977), Responsibilities (first volume 1980, second volume 1984, third volume 1985).
His death on 14 February 2001 caused controversy in Cyprus as in his will he had asked to be cremated.
He returned to Cyprus in the 1930s and had to sign a declaration saying he would not be involved in politics in order to be allowed to set foot in the country. Foreign that opinion he became isolated within his party and was expelled in 1952.
