Communist Party of Greece

Banned in 1936–1974

General Secretary: Nikolaos Dimitratos (November 1918 – February 1922), Yanis Kordatos (February–November 1922) Nikolaos Sargologos (November 1922 – September 1923), Thomas Apostolidis (September 1923 – December 1924), Pandelis Pouliopoulos (December 1924 – September 1925), Eleftherios Stavridis (1925–1926), Pastias Giatsopoulos (September 1926 – March 1927), Andronikos Chaitas (March 1927 – 1931), Nikos Zachariadis (1931–1936), Andreas Tsipas (July 1941 – September 1941), Georgios Siantos (January 1942 – May 1945), Nikos Zachariadis (May 1945 – March 1956), Apostolos Grozos (March – June 1956), Kostas Koligiannis (June 1956 – December 1972), Charilaos Florakis (December 1972 – July 1989), Grigoris Farakos (July 1989 – February 1991), Aleka Papariga (February 1991 – April 2013), Dimitris Koutsoumpas (since 14 April 2013)