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Presidents

Catalog of Congresses and Presidents of the Panmessenian Federation of

USA and Canada (1945 - 2024)

Founder - Lambros - Louis Rocanas, Detroit, MI, 1945
1st Congress - Detroit, October 12-15, 1945
President - George Latzounis (From Meligala - New York)

2nd Congress - Chicago, August 27 - August 31, 1946

President - George Latzounis

3rd Congress - New York, August 25 - 28, 1947

President - Petros Tsopelas (Pylos - Boston)

4th Congress - Detroit, August 4-8,

1948 President - George Latzounis

5th Congress - Boston, July 24 - 29, 1949
President - Philip Poulopoulos (Trifilia - St. Louis)
6th Congress - Chicago, August 28 - 31, 1950
President - Dr. Nikolaos Terzakis - Drake (Kalamata - Chicago)
7th Congress - Milwaukee, July 29 - August 4, 1951
President - Dr. Nikolaos Terzakis - Drake
8th Congress - Old Orchard Beach, Maine, August 8 - 12, 1952
President - George Markopoulos - Marks (Diavolitsi - Chicago)
9th Congress - San Francisco, July 25-29
President - Lambros - Louis Rocanas, (Country - Detroit)
10th Congress - Chicago, July 9 - 15, 1953
President - George Giannibas (Gargaliani - Philadelphia)
11th Congress - St. Louis, July 21-26, 1956
President - Constantine Ballas (Amfia - Denver)
12th Congress - Los Angeles, July 26 - 31, 1958
President - John Kaplan (Country - San Francisco)
13th Congress - Detroit, July 4-7, 1960
President - Efstathios Galanopoulos - Steven Galanos - (Messinia - New York)

14th Congress - San Francisco, July 2-6, 1962
President - Dr. Basil Nestos (Chicago)
15th Congress - Phoenix, July 3-7, 1964
President - George Stathopoulos
16th Congress - New York, July 2-5, 1966
President - Elias Kolofolias (Messina - Logielell, Massachusetts)

17th Congress - Kalamata, July 27-30 July 1968 President - Elias Kolofolias
18th Congress - Chicago, September 24-27, 1970 President - Elias Kolofolias

19th Congress - San Francisco, September 1 - 3, 1972
President - Dionysius - Danny Boy - Terzakis (Gargalians - Chicago) 20th Congress - Kalamata - Velika, August 17-23, 1974
President - Andronikos - Andy - Samaras (Finikounda - Denver)

21st Congress - Chicago, September 5-6, 1976
(No regular work) President - Andronikos - Andy - Samaras
21 / 1st Congress - Kalamata, 17 - 23 August, 1984
President - Anastasios Kokaliaris (Gargaliani - New York)
22nd Congress - Montreal, September 3 - 7, 1986
President - Anastasios Kokaliaris
23rd Congress - Kalamata, July 26-30, 1989
President - Anastasios Kokaliaris
24th Congress - Messina, August 1-5, 1991
President - Athanasios Dimitrakopoulos (Filia - Montreal) (Honorable President - Anastasios Kokaliaris)
25th Congress - New York, September 16-19, 1993
President - Christos Tomaras (Carteroli - Chicago)
26th Congress - Chicago, September 27-30, 1995
President - Christos Tomaras
27th Congress - Kalamata, July 27 - August 3, 1997
President - Christos Tomaras
28th Congress - Boston, October, 1999
President - Anastasios Kokaliaris
29th Congress - Toronto, October 17-20, 2001
President - Anastasios Kokaliaris
30th Congress - Kalamata, 1 - 4 August, 2003
President - Tasos Dimopoulos
31st Congress - Kalamata, 3 - 7 August, 2005
President - Tasos Dimopoulos
32nd Congress - New York, October 19 - 21, 2007
President - Takis Economopoulos
33rd Congress - Kalamata, July 31 - August 2, 2009
President - George Kalyvas
34th Congress - Montreal, October 7-9, 2011
President - Basil Beboni
35th Congress - Kalamata, July 26-27, 2013
President - Theodoros Tzalalis
36th Congress - New York, 2015
President - Theodoros Tzalalis
37th Congress - Toronto, October 14, 2017

President – Vassiliki Kalyvas
38th Congress - Costa Navarino, Messinia 28 July 2019 President - Tassos Dimopoulos

39th Congress - Toronto 15 Oct 2022 President – George Vlahakis

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