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THE LATINS OF CYPRUS 18 • Dr. Annivas Francis (1904-1994): An eminent surgeon, who served for a number of years as Larnaka’s Mayor and Chairman of Larnaka’s Chamber of Commerce. • Michel Houry (1895-1989): A distinguished lawyer and member of the negotiating group of the Consultative Assembly in 1947. • Bankers Pio Usmiani and Amedeo Santi. • Entrepreneurs Célestin Béraud, Felix Cirilli, Anthony, Giovanni, Peter, Umberto, Victor and Nino Mantovani, Joseph Pascottini and Anthony Pietroni. The Mantovani family company founded the first civilian airfield in Cyprus, which operated in Larnaka (1930-1935). • Photographers Charles, Irma and Leopold Glaszner, Joseph Bourgi and John Foscolo. • The Diacono, Lapierre, Roretti and Saletovitch families, who were major landowners. • Arthur Isseyegh: Former Director of the Pharmaceutical Services of the Ministry of Health. • Dr. Joseph Josephides: Former Member of the Tenders Review Authority, author and professor. • Andreas Karayan: An internationally distinguished painter and author. • Dr. Sylvain Béraud: An eminent professor, researcher and historian. • Josephina Antoniou: Gender Equality Commissioner. With regard to local administration, Dr. Annivas Francis served as Vice Mayor (1949-1962 and 1964-1967) and Mayor of Larnaka (1967-1975), Vincent Feneck served as Vice Mayor of Famagusta (1889), while other Latins also served as municipal counsellors. Antonio Usmiani, Michel Cirilli, Leopold Béraud and Paul Balthassar served on Larnaka’s first municipal council (1878-1879). Thereafter, Antonio Mantovani served as a municipal counsellor for Larnaka (1892-1896 and 1901-1908), whereas more recently Josephina Antoniou served as a municipal counsellor for Larnaka (1991-2001). Latin Representatives in the Cyprus House of Representatives since 1960: • Anthony Pietroni (1913-1998): He was a lawyer, businessman and officer of the Cyprus Volunteer Force during World War II. He served as Latin Representative during 1960-1976. • Felix Cirilli (1911-2008): He was a businessman, Treasurer of the Cyprus Red Cross and Honorary Consul of India in Cyprus. He served as Latin Representative during 1976-1991. • Benito Mantovani: He is a shipping agent, tourist and travel agent, author of children’s books and a founding member of the Cyprus-Trieste Chamber of Commerce. He has also served as Honorary Consul of Italy in Cyprus for 37 years. He served as Latin Representative during 1991-2016 and continues to support his community until today. • Antonella Mantovani: She is a tourist and travel agent and was elected Latin Representative in 2016.