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 The first
minister of health of the 1960 Republic of
Cyprus. Dr. Manyera was born 1911 in
Famagusta and died on 24 October 1999 at the age of 88 years on in a
London. After completing his high school studies, he studied medicine at the University
of Istanbul which he finished in 1939.
In
1948, Manyera was elected Mayor of Famagusta. Apart from the activity in the
City Council, he worked in the executive committee of the education commission of the Turkish-Cypriot schools and in the executive committee of the
Cyprus-Turkish Dock Workers Union. With his many roles in the service of his
community, Dr Manyera engaged himself in the social development of the
Turkish-Cypriot community.
After
the declaration of independent Republic of Cyprus in 1960, Dr. Manyera held the
position of the Minister of Health during the time of
1963-1974 in the administered zones of the Cyprus Turks. After the establishment of the
Turkish Federated State of Cyprus in 1975, Dr. Manyera withdrew from the active
politics.
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