Kofou, had been organized in the Resistance in Edessa during the German occupation, until his arrest and imprisonment in 1943 in a notorious prison camp in Thessaloniki. As a result, the family moved to the mother’s (Anna Avaropoulou Kofou) native town, Thessaloniki.
Kofou, who had been part of the Resistance in Edessa during the German occupation, was arrested and imprisoned in 1943 in a notorious prison camp in Thessaloniki. As a consequence, his family relocated to Thessaloniki, Anna Avaropoulou Kofou's hometown.