Jana Michailidu

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Jana Michailidu
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Deputy Chair of the Czech Pirate Party
In office
18 January 2014 –2 August 2014
Personal details
Born (1990-10-18) 18 October 1990 (age 34)
Karviná, Czechoslovakia
(now the Czech Republic)
Political party Czech Pirate Party
(2012–2024)
Alma mater University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague

Jana Michailidu (born 18 October 1990) is a Czech politician of Greek origin. [1] From June to August 2014 she was acting chairwoman of the Czech Pirate Party. She was a member of the party's Republic Committee. [2]

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In January 2022 she ran for the leadership of the Czech Pirate Party, [3] finishing fourth. [4]

Early life

Jana Michailidu was born in Karviná, in the north-east of the present-day Czech Republic. She is descended from Greeks who emigrated to Czechoslovakia after the fall of the Democratic Army of Greece in the Greek Civil War. She studied drug biotechnology at the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague. [1]

Political career

Michailidu ran unsuccessfully for the Czech Pirate Party in the 2013 Czech legislative election. In 2014, she participated in the leadership of the Young Pirates of Europe. Michailidu described herself as a "democratic communist". [5]

Following the November 2024 leadership election, Michailidu announced her departure from the party, citing political differences with the new leadership. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Janka Michailidu" (in Czech). Czech Pirate Party. 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  2. ↑ Archived 2014-07-02 at the Wayback Machine . Piráti po volbách změní nejen předsedu, ale celé širší vedení. (in Czech). Retrieved 05 January 2022.
  3. ↑ Bohuslavová, Renáta (5 January 2022). "Piráty jsem ve vládě nechtěla. Vedení strany je vyčerpané, hlásá Bartošova vyzývatelka". iPrima.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  4. ↑ Beranová, Klára (8 January 2022). "Bartoš obhájil křeslo šéfa Pirátů". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  5. ↑ Jeřábková, Dominika (5 January 2022). "Kandidátka na šéfku Pirátů: Jsem přesvědčením komunistka". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  6. ↑ Černík, Tomáš; Stein, Dominik (9 November 2024). "Piráti se rozhodli: „Kapitánem" místo Bartoše bude Hřib! Michailidu na protest ruší členství". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. Czech News Agency . Retrieved 9 November 2024.
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