In 1933, he became a leader of the IMRO (United) in Greek Macedonia and member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE). He was a KKE candidate in the last pre-war Greek legislative elections in 1936. Between 1936 and 1941, he was imprisoned in the Acronauplia prison by political reasons. On 30 June 1941, Tzipas was one of 27 communist prisoners released from the Acronauplia at the request of the Bulgarian embassy in Athens with the intercession of Bulgarian Club in Thessaloniki, which had made representations to the German occupation authorities. Most members of the group belonged to the Slavic Macedonian community of northern Greece, which was regarded as Bulgarian by the Bulgarian authorities.[4] With the permission from the leader of KKE Giannis Ioannides[5] to reconstruct the Greek Communist Party, they all declared Bulgarian ethnicity.[6]
After his release, Tsipas and others set about reorganising the decimated KKE. Along with Andreas Tzimas and Kostas Lazaridis, also released from prison, and Petros Rousos, Pandelis Karankitzis and Chrysa Hatzivasileiou constituted themselves as a new central committee, with Tsipas as secretary, at a meeting in July 1941, subsequently named as the VI Plenum by the KKE. This new central committee succeeded in winning the recognition of the "old central committee" and the "provisional leadership" wings of the party.[citation needed]
At the VII Plenum of the central committee, held the following September, Tsipas was relieved of his post owing to "political unreliability". Tsipas was careless in security terms and abused alcohol. One account claims that after running up a bill in a bar, he sent the barman to the secret meeting place of the politburo, where someone was expected to pay his bill.[1] After the removal from his post, he was isolated, and in January 1942, he sought refuge in Sofia, where he remained for eight months.[10] According to some sources then he was an agent of the Bulgarian secret service.[11][12]
^Communist Party of Greece, List of General Secretaries 2011-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
^Яковос Д. Михайлидис, Славяномакедонски политемигранти в Народна Република Македония (1949-1954), сп. Македонски преглед, кн.1, 2003 г., стр. 57-71.
^Prof. Giza, Antony. The Balkan Countries and the Macedonian Question, 4-8 (translation from Polish by Dimitar Dimitrov), Macedonian Scientific Institute, Sofia, 2001)
^Giannēs S Koliopoulos.Plundered loyalties: Axis occupation and civil strife in Greek West Macedonia, 1941–1949, London, Hurst & Co.,1999, ISBN978-1-85065-381-3, p. 53.
^Γιάννης Ιωαννίδης, Αναμνήσεις. Προβλήματα της πολιτικής του ΚΚΕ στην Εθνική Αντίσταση (1940-1945), επιμ. Αλέκου Παπαναγιώτου, σσ. 86, 87, Αθήνα 1979
^Διδακτορική Διατριβή Δορδανάς,Στράτος (2002, Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης (ΑΠΘ)), Αντίποινα των γερμανικών αρχών κατοχής στη Μακεδονία (1941-1944) σελ 50-51
^Άρης Βελουχιώτης: Το χαμένο αρχείο, άγνωστα κείμενα Η στάση της ηγεσίας του ΚΚΕ απέναντι στον Άρη Βελουχιώτη, 1941-1945 Γρηγόρη Φαράκου σελ 137 Tzimas said: Η υπόθεση είχε και την κωμική της πλευρά. Έξω από μένα, Έλληνα 100%, που μπορούσε όμως, εν ανάγκη, να περάσει και για Σλαβομακεδόνας γιατί ήξερα καλά τα Σλαβομακεδόνικα και είχα μεγάλη επαφή και σχέσεις με Σλαβομακεδόνες, βγήκαν και <<Σλαβομακεδόνες>>από τη Μικρά Ασία ...και μάλιστα τέτοιοι, που δε ξέρανε ούτε λέξη σλαβομακεδόνικα
^Γιάννης Ιωαννίδης, Αναμνήσεις. Προβλήματα της πολιτικής του ΚΚΕ στην Εθνική Αντίσταση (1940-45), επιμ. Αλέκου Παπαναγιώτου, σσ. 86, 87, Αθήνα 1979
^Καλλιανιώτης,Αθανάσιος (2007, Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης (ΑΠΘ)), Οι πρόσφυγες στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1941-46)
^Bŭlgarsko istorichesko druzhestvo, Institut za istoria (Bŭlgarska akademia na naukite) Издател, 2000, str. 156.
^André Gerolymatos. Guerrilla warfare and espionage in Greece, 1940-1944, Pella Pub. Co, 1992; ISBN0-918618-50-9, pp. 181-82.
^Киселиновски, Стојан. Македонски дејци (ХХ век). Скопје, 2002, 236—237
^Καλλιανιώτης,Αθανάσιος (2007, Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης (ΑΠΘ)), Οι πρόσφυγες στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1941 - 1946) εκεί πέθανε ίσως από το πολύ ποτό
Referencesedit
Matthias Esche, Die Kommunistische Partei Griechenlands 1941-1949, Munich: Oldenbourg, 1982. ISBN3-486-50961-6
Hagen Fleischer, Im Kreuzschatten der Mächte Griechenland 1941-1944 (Okkupation-Resistance-Kollaboration), Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 1986, p. 591. ISBN3-8204-8581-3
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Andreas Tsipas Greek Andreas Tsipas Macedonian Andreja Chipov romanized Andreja Cipov 1 Bulgarian Andrej Chipov romanized Andrey Chipov 2 3 born 1904 Patele Ottoman Empire today Agios Panteleimonas near Florina Greece died 1956 Bitola SFRY present day Republic of North Macedonia was a Greek Communist leader during the Second World War Portrait of Andreas Tsipas In 1933 he became a leader of the IMRO United in Greek Macedonia and member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece KKE He was a KKE candidate in the last pre war Greek legislative elections in 1936 Between 1936 and 1941 he was imprisoned in the Acronauplia prison by political reasons On 30 June 1941 Tzipas was one of 27 communist prisoners released from the Acronauplia at the request of the Bulgarian embassy in Athens with the intercession of Bulgarian Club in Thessaloniki which had made representations to the German occupation authorities Most members of the group belonged to the Slavic Macedonian community of northern Greece which was regarded as Bulgarian by the Bulgarian authorities 4 With the permission from the leader of KKE Giannis Ioannides 5 to reconstruct the Greek Communist Party they all declared Bulgarian ethnicity 6 Some merely pretended to be a Bulgarian in order to be set free such as Kostas Lazaridis who was a Pontic Greek Andreas Tzimas a Greek Vlach 7 Petros Kentros of Arvanite and Vlach descent etc 8 9 After his release Tsipas and others set about reorganising the decimated KKE Along with Andreas Tzimas and Kostas Lazaridis also released from prison and Petros Rousos Pandelis Karankitzis and Chrysa Hatzivasileiou constituted themselves as a new central committee with Tsipas as secretary at a meeting in July 1941 subsequently named as the VI Plenum by the KKE This new central committee succeeded in winning the recognition of the old central committee and the provisional leadership wings of the party citation needed At the VII Plenum of the central committee held the following September Tsipas was relieved of his post owing to political unreliability Tsipas was careless in security terms and abused alcohol One account claims that after running up a bill in a bar he sent the barman to the secret meeting place of the politburo where someone was expected to pay his bill 1 After the removal from his post he was isolated and in January 1942 he sought refuge in Sofia where he remained for eight months 10 According to some sources then he was an agent of the Bulgarian secret service 11 12 During the Greek Civil War he was active in the National Liberation Front NOF working as a nurse After the defeat of the Democratic Army of Greece he fled to SFRY in the Socialist Republic of Macedonia in the city of Bitola where he died in 1956 13 suffering from alcoholism 14 Notes edit Communist Party of Greece List of General Secretaries Archived 2011 11 17 at the Wayback Machine Yakovos D Mihajlidis Slavyanomakedonski politemigranti v Narodna Republika Makedoniya 1949 1954 sp Makedonski pregled kn 1 2003 g str 57 71 Prof Giza Antony The Balkan Countries and the Macedonian Question 4 8 translation from Polish by Dimitar Dimitrov Macedonian Scientific Institute Sofia 2001 Giannes S Koliopoulos Plundered loyalties Axis occupation and civil strife in Greek West Macedonia 1941 1949 London Hurst amp Co 1999 ISBN 978 1 85065 381 3 p 53 Giannhs Iwannidhs Anamnhseis Problhmata ths politikhs toy KKE sthn E8nikh Antistash 1940 1945 epim Alekoy Papanagiwtoy ss 86 87 A8hna 1979 Didaktorikh Diatribh Dordanas Stratos 2002 Aristoteleio Panepisthmio 8essalonikhs AP8 Antipoina twn germanikwn arxwn katoxhs sth Makedonia 1941 1944 sel 50 51 Arhs Beloyxiwths To xameno arxeio agnwsta keimena H stash ths hgesias toy KKE apenanti ston Arh Beloyxiwth 1941 1945 Grhgorh Farakoy sel 137 Tzimas said H ypo8esh eixe kai thn kwmikh ths pleyra E3w apo mena Ellhna 100 poy mporoyse omws en anagkh na perasei kai gia Slabomakedonas giati h3era kala ta Slabomakedonika kai eixa megalh epafh kai sxeseis me Slabomakedones bghkan kai lt lt Slabomakedones gt gt apo th Mikra Asia kai malista tetoioi poy de 3erane oyte le3h slabomakedonika Giannhs Iwannidhs Anamnhseis Problhmata ths politikhs toy KKE sthn E8nikh Antistash 1940 45 epim Alekoy Papanagiwtoy ss 86 87 A8hna 1979 Kallianiwths A8anasios 2007 Aristoteleio Panepisthmio 8essalonikhs AP8 Oi prosfyges sth Dytikh Makedonia 1941 46 Bŭlgarsko istorichesko druzhestvo Institut za istoria Bŭlgarska akademia na naukite Izdatel 2000 str 156 Andre Gerolymatos Guerrilla warfare and espionage in Greece 1940 1944 Pella Pub Co 1992 ISBN 0 918618 50 9 pp 181 82 Petŭr Iapov Nikola Geshev koĭto ne beshe samo politsaĭ Zad zavesata Makon S 1999 p 98 ISBN 9544110844 Kiselinovski Stoјan Makedonski deјci HH vek Skopјe 2002 236 237 Kallianiwths A8anasios 2007 Aristoteleio Panepisthmio 8essalonikhs AP8 Oi prosfyges sth Dytikh Makedonia 1941 1946 ekei pe8ane isws apo to poly potoReferences editMatthias Esche Die Kommunistische Partei Griechenlands 1941 1949 Munich Oldenbourg 1982 ISBN 3 486 50961 6 Hagen Fleischer Im Kreuzschatten der Machte Griechenland 1941 1944 Okkupation Resistance Kollaboration Frankfurt am Main Peter Lang 1986 p 591 ISBN 3 8204 8581 3 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andreas Tsipas amp oldid 1183297518, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
