Tassos Papadopoulos

Tassos Papadopoulos
Τάσσος Παπαδόπουλος
Papadopoulos in 2008
5th President of Cyprus
In office
28 February 2003 – 28 February 2008
Preceded byGlafcos Clerides
Succeeded byDemetris Christofias
2nd President of the Democratic Party
In office
7 October 2000 – 22 October 2006
Preceded bySpyros Kyprianou
Succeeded byMarios Karoyian
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
1991–2003
ConstituencyNicosia
2nd President of the House of Representatives
In office
22 July 1976 – 20 September 1976
Preceded byGlafcos Clerides
Succeeded bySpyros Kyprianou
Member of the Cabinet
In office
1960–1974
PresidentMakarios III
As Minister ofInterior
Labour
Finance
Health
Agriculture
Personal details
Born(1934-01-07)7 January 1934
Nicosia, British Cyprus
Died12 December 2008(2008-12-12) (aged 74)
Nicosia, Cyprus
Political partyDemocratic Party
Spouse
Fotini Georkadji
(m. 1972)
Children
Alma materKing's College London
Signature

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.

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]

  1. ^ Former Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos has died Archived 13 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine; Famagusta Gazette, 12 December 2008
  2. ^ Cypriot ex-leader dies of cancer; BBC News Online, 12 December 2008
  3. ^ Σήμερα .gr, Σαν. "Τάσσος Παπαδόπουλος". Σαν Σήμερα .gr (in Greek). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Κύπρος: 18 χρόνια από το "Όχι" του Τάσσου Παπαδόπουλου στο Σχέδιο Ανάν". OTA VOICE (in Greek). 7 April 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  5. ^ SigmaLive. "Σαν σήμερα το ΟΧΙ του Τάσσου Παπαδόπουλου στο Σχέδιο Ανάν (ΒΙΝΤΕΟ) | News". www.sigmalive.com. Retrieved 9 May 2023.