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VIDEO: Eleni Foka's Moving Speech at the Inauguration of the Cypriot Presidency

Published January 8, 2026, 15:23

Eleni Foka, the teacher who remained trapped in Rizokarpaso for 23 years, stole the show at the inauguration ceremony of the Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the European Union. She took the stage and presented a book to young Ioli, delivering a moving message: “Freedom for our Cyprus.” Foka, known as the “teacher of the nation,” taught the trapped children of Agia Triada from 1974 to 1997, symbolizing the effort to maintain education and hope in difficult circumstances.