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Glafcos Clerides
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4th President of the Republic of Cyprus (1993-2003)
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Glafcos Clerides (1919–2013) was a Cypriot politician and lawyer. Born in Nicosia, he was a member of the Patriotic Front, Eniaion, and Democratic Rally parties. He served as the President of Cyprus and held the position of chairperson. Clerides was a candidate in the 1970 and 1981 Cypriot legislative elections, as well as the 1983 and 2003 Cypriot presidential elections.
He received a law degree from King's College London after attending the Pancyprian Gymnasium. Clerides served in the Royal Air Force. He was a Greek Cypriot who spoke Modern Greek and English. He had one child.
Clerides is the author of works including *Negotiating for Cyprus, 1993-2003*.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Negotiating for Cyprus, 1993-2003
- Speech by the President of the Republic, Mr. Glafcos Clerides, at the ceremony of his investituteas President of the Republic on Sunday, 28 February 1993
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Is Learning by Exporting Important? Micro-Dynamic Evidence from Colombia, Mexico, and Morocco
· 1998 · cited 1,132x
- Is "Learning-by-Exporting" Important? Micro-Dynamic Evidence from Colombia, Mexico and Morocco
· 1996 · cited 229x
- A New Data Set On Competition In National Banking Markets
· 2015 · cited 86x
- Book value: intertemporal pricing and quality discrimination in the US market for books
· 2002 · cited 79x
- The effect of standards and fuel prices on automobile fuel economy: An international analysis
· 2008 · cited 71x
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- George Vassiliou
- Succeeded by
- Tassos Papadopoulos
- Constituency
- Nicosia
- Born
- ( 1919-04-24 ) 24 April 1919, Nicosia , British Cyprus , (now Cyprus )
- Died
- 15 November 2013 (2013-11-15) (aged 94), Nicosia, Cyprus
- Party
- Patriotic Front (1959–1969) , Eniaion (1969–1976) , Democratic Rally (from 1976)
- Spouse
- Lila Erulkar ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1947 ; died June 6, 2007</span>"}]]}'>2007 )
- Alma mater
- King's College London
- Branch service
- Royal Air Force
- Years of service
- 1942–1944
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Cyprus
- Place of birth
- Nicosia
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Educated at
- Pancyprian Gymnasium
- Political party
- Democratic Rally
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Modern Greek
- Academic degree
- law degree
- Military branch
- Royal Air Force
- Image
- Glafcos Clerides, 1993.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
Show 7 more facts
- date of birth
- 1919-04-24
- date of death
- 2013-11-15
- name in native language
- Γλαύκος Κληρίδης
- Commons category
- Glafkos Klerides
- candidacy in election
- 1993 Cypriot presidential election
- ethnic group
- Greek Cypriots
- P10632
- Glafcos Clerides
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Encyclopedic overview
Glafcos Ioannou Clerides (Greek: Γλαύκος Ιωάννου Κληρίδης; 24 April 1919 – 15 November 2013) was a Cypriot statesman who served as President of Cyprus in 1974 and from 1993 to 2003.
A barrister and former Royal Air Force pilot, Clerides played an important role in the Cypriot struggle for independence, first as a member of the anti-colonial guerrilla organization EOKA and later in the drafting of the country's constitution. He then served as the first Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1960 to 1976, and briefly took over the presidency of Cyprus on an interim basis following the failure of the 1974 coup, overseeing the island's defence amidst the Turkish invasion. Clerides founded the center-right Democratic Rally in 1976 and won the presidential election as its candidate in 1993, before securing a second term in 1998. He failed to win a third term in 2003. As President, Clerides presided over a period of significant economic growth and was instrumental in Cyprus' accession to the European Union. Widely respected for his political and legal acumen, he remained an influential figure in Cypriot politics until his death in 2013.
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