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19250918 born on the island of Crete (IWIGIA 2008:2)
studied law, economics and political sciences and received a Ph.D from the School of Law (IWIGIA 2008:2)
two doctorates honoriscausa from the universities of Saskatchewan-Canada and Tromsø-Norway (IWIGIA 2008:2)
during the Second World War, she contributed to the resistance movement against the Nazis in Crete and earned recognition as a “freedom fighter” from the Greek Ministry of Defence and the Middle East Allied Forces (IWIGIA 2008:2)
1959-1962 Greece’s representative to the Social Committee of the Council of Europe (IWIGIA 2008:2)
Greece's representative to the Third, Fourth and Fifth Committees of many sessions of the United Nations General Assembly (IWIGIA 2008:2)
Greece’s representative to ECOSOC and UNESCO (IWIGIA 2008:2)
1984 to 2001 Chairperson Rapporteur of the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations (IWIGIA 2008:2)
principal drafter of the United Nations Declarationon the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.(IWIGIA 2008:2)
1990, was elected member, then later Vice-chairperson and Chairperson, of the Joint Inspection Unit of the UN System (IWIGIA 2008:2)
elected as an individual expert to the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and served as its Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, member and Special Rapporteur for more than 25 years (IWIGIA 2008:2)
1993 recipient of the United Nations “Human Rights Award” for outstanding services in the field of human rights
2002 for her pioneering work and outstanding contribution to the promotion and protection of human rights the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights conferred on her the title of Honorary Life Member of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations (IWIGIA 2008:2)
an honorary member of the Thessaloniki Institute of International Public Law and International Relations (IWIGIA 2008:2)
2008 honored by the Thessaloniki University of Macedonia International Student Model United Nations (Thess.ISMUN) (IWIGIA 2008:2)
awarded the “Commander of the Order of the Phoenix” by the President of the Hellenic Republic.(IWIGIA 2008:2)
