Tassos Papadopoulos
President of Cyprus from 2003 to 2008 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Efstathios "Tassos" Nikolaou Papadopoulos (Greek: Ευστάθιος (Τάσσος) Νικολάου Παπαδόπουλος; 7 January 1934 – 12 December 2008)[1][2] was a Cypriot politician and barrister, who served as President of Cyprus from 2003 to 2008.
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Tassos Papadopoulos | |
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Τάσσος Παπαδόπουλος | |
5th President of Cyprus | |
In office 28 February 2003 – 28 February 2008 | |
Preceded by | Glafcos Clerides |
Succeeded by | Demetris Christofias |
2nd President of the Democratic Party | |
In office 7 October 2000 – 22 October 2006 | |
Preceded by | Spyros Kyprianou |
Succeeded by | Marios Karoyian |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 1991–2003 | |
Constituency | Nicosia |
2nd President of the House of Representatives | |
In office 22 July 1976 – 20 September 1976 | |
Preceded by | Glafcos Clerides |
Succeeded by | Spyros Kyprianou |
Member of the Cabinet | |
In office 1960–1974 | |
President | Makarios III |
As Minister of | Interior Labour Finance Health Agriculture |
Personal details | |
Born | (1934-01-07)7 January 1934 Nicosia, British Cyprus |
Died | 12 December 2008(2008-12-12) (aged 74) Nicosia, Cyprus |
Political party | Democratic Party |
Spouse |
Fotini Georkadji (m. 1972) |
Children |
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Alma mater | King's College London |
Signature | |
An experienced member of the Makarios III’s cabinet, Papadopoulos took charge of the country’s parliament in 1976, two years after the Turkish invasion, and became one the island’s most notable proponents of a hardline position on Cypriot reunification.[3] It was this sentiment that he successfully employed as a candidate in the 2003 presidential election, after which he directed the population to reject the Annan Plan. However, his inability to negotiate an alternative contributed to his failure to win re-election in 2008, despite generally maintaining high approval ratings during his presidency.[4][5]