Doros Loizou (Δώρος Λοΐζου) (February 23, 1944—August 30, 1974) was a Cypriot poet and leader of the youth section of EDEK (the Movement for Social Democracy).

[2] In 1966, he went to Rhodes-Greece to study hotel management, and, in response to the 1967 Colonels' Coup, organized a 1968 strike among his fellow students to demand better living conditions and freedom of expression.

After they moved to live in Cyprus, Loizou worked as a history and literature teacher at the English School in Nicosia.

Seeking a way to continue his political activities, he was advised by his friends to join EDEK, where he served as Organizing Secretary of the youth sector.

[2] Loizou drove the car Vassos Lyssarides and Barbara Bell were riding in on August 30, 1974, and, after being shot at, immediately accelerated, saving the lives of the passengers.

He stated that President Glafcos Clerides had to disarm EOKA B, and that if he didn't, "the volcano will erupt for it will not be possible to hold the people back"; statements that were applauded by Loizou's widow, Barbara Bell.

Hundreds of protestors supporting Makarios III attended Loizou's funeral procession, holding signs blaming EOKA B and the CIA for his death.