Michalis Stivaros

Michalis Stivaros (Greek: Μιχαήλ Στιβαρός; 1892 in Pedoulas, Cyprus  – 5 December 1912 in Bizani, Epirus, Greece) was a Cypriot soldier, voluntarily enlisted in Greek army and fighting in the First Balkan war.

[1][2][3] At the outbreak of First Balkan War in October 1912, Michalis Stivaros signed up as a volunteer in the Greek Army,[1] together with another 2000 Cypriots.

[1][3] In the village of Pedoulas Athanasios Ktorides Foundation built a monument dedicated to Stivaros and all those who died in the First Balkan War in 2011.

On a mountain top overlooking Pedoulas, the monument is erected as a symbol of the heroism of all Cypriots who fought in the Balkan wars.

The Foundation also erected and unveiled bust of Michalis Stivaros on 28 October 2013 in Ioannina in Greece.

Monument to Michalis Stivaros and the Balkan Wars
Unveiling statue of the Cypriot hero Michalis Stivaros in Ioannina