Makarios III
Archbishop primate, primate & 1st President of Cyprus (1913–1977)
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Makarios III was the Archbishop of Cyprus who also served as the country's first president after independence, leading the island from 1960 until his death in 1977. He was a significant religious and political figure whose leadership shaped Cyprus during a crucial period of its early independence and internal conflict.
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- Born
- 1913
- Died
- 1977
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Archbishop Makarios on the invasion of Cyprus
- Five-year programme of economic development
- Cyprus
- Kypros hē hagia nēsos
- President Makarios' last public speech and press conference
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- Cyprus 1974: Landing For Peace2024
- Makarios, I megali poreia — Self1977
- Attila 74: The Rape of Cyprus — Self1975
- Order: Kill Makarios — Himself1975
- World in Action1963
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Makarios III (born Michael Christodoulou Mouskos; 13 August 1913 – 3 August 1977) was a Greek Cypriot prelate and politician who served as Archbishop of the Church of Cyprus from 1950 to 1977 and as the first president of Cyprus between 1960 and July 1974, with a second term between December 1974 and 1977. He is widely regarded as the founding father or "Ethnarch" of the Republic of Cyprus, leading its transition from British colonial rule.
Early life, studies and Church career (1913–1950)
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