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| In office February 28, 1988 – February 28, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Spyros Kyprianou |
| Succeeded by | Glafkos Clerides |
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1st President of United Democrats
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| In office 1996 – 2005 |
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| Succeeded by | Michalis Papapetrou |
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| Born | 1931 Famagusta |
| Nationality | Cypriot |
| Political party | United Democrats (Enomeni Dimokrates) |
| Spouse | Antroulla Vasiliou |
| Religion | Eastern Orthodox |
George Vasos Vasiliou (Greek: Γιώργος Βασιλείου) (born 1931 in Famagusta, Cyprus) was President of the Republic of Cyprus from 1988 to 1993. The President of Cyprus is the Head of state and the Head of government of the Republic of Cyprus. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Spyros Achilleos Kyprianou (or Cyprianou) ( October 28, 1932 &ndash March 12, 2002) was one of the most important modern Glafkos Ioannou Clerides (Γλαύκος Ιωάννου Κληρίδης (born in Nicosia, Cyprus on 24 April 1919) is a Greek-Cypriot The United Democrats ( Ενωμένοι Δημοκράτες, Enomeni Dimokrates) is a liberal party in Cyprus. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michalis Papapetrou is a Cypriot politician and diplomat He was born in Nicosia Cyprus in April 11 1947 Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Magusa" redirects here For the Moth Genus, see Magusa (moth. The United Democrats ( Ενωμένοι Δημοκράτες, Enomeni Dimokrates) is a liberal party in Cyprus. Androulla Vassiliou (Ανδρούλλα Βασιλείου born 30 November 1943) is a Cypriot and European Politician who is The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Magusa" redirects here For the Moth Genus, see Magusa (moth. Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía He was the founder and leader of the Cypriot United Democrats party (EDI). The United Democrats ( Ενωμένοι Δημοκράτες, Enomeni Dimokrates) is a liberal party in Cyprus.
Vasiliou's father Vasos was a member of the central committee of AKEL, the Cypriot Communist party. The Progressive Party of Working People ( Greek: Ανορθωτικό Κόμμα Εργαζόμενου Λαού Anorthotikó Kómma Ergazómenou Laoú, AKEL He was a doctor by profession, and fought on the side of the Communists in the Hellenic Civil War. The Greek Civil War (ο Eμφύλιος, "the Civil War" fought from 1946 to 1949 by the Governmental forces receiving logistical support by the United Kingdom After the end of civil war, Vasiliou's family settled in Eastern Europe. Vasiliou himself went to university in Hungary and was a student of Imre Nagy. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Imre Nagy ( June 7, 1896 – June 16 1958) was a Hungarian politician appointed Prime Minister of Hungary on two occasions
He fled Hungary following the Soviet invasion and continued his studies in London. The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 ( Hungarian: 1956-os forradalom) was a spontaneous nationwide Revolt against the Stalinist government of London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
He was elected president as an independent candidate but with the support of AKEL in 1988, succeeding Spyros Kyprianou, who had served two presidential terms. The Progressive Party of Working People ( Greek: Ανορθωτικό Κόμμα Εργαζόμενου Λαού Anorthotikó Kómma Ergazómenou Laoú, AKEL Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Spyros Achilleos Kyprianou (or Cyprianou) ( October 28, 1932 &ndash March 12, 2002) was one of the most important modern As President, he stopped the police practice of keeping files on Cypriot citizens' political beliefs. He worked towards a negotiated solution to the Cyprus dispute based on the Ghali set of ideas, although the dispute remained unresolved by the time he left office in 1993. The Cyprus dispute is a territorial conflict between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots and also Republic of Cyprus and Turkey over Cyprus, an Boutros Boutros-Ghali ( Arabic: بطرس بطرس غالي Coptic: Ⲃⲟⲩⲧⲣⲟⲥ Ⲃⲟⲩⲧⲣⲟⲥ Ⲅⲁⲗⲏ (born November 14, 1922 Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar)
After he lost the 1993 elections to Glafkos Klerides, he founded the Free Democrats Movement and he was elected president of the party. Elections in Cyprus gives information on Election and election results in Cyprus. Glafkos Ioannou Clerides (Γλαύκος Ιωάννου Κληρίδης (born in Nicosia, Cyprus on 24 April 1919) is a Greek-Cypriot He was elected member of the Cypriot Parliamient, while his political party won two seats (out of 56) in the Parliamentary Elections in 1996. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The same year the party was merged with the political party ADISOK and formed a new party United Democrats. The United Democrats ( Ενωμένοι Δημοκράτες, Enomeni Dimokrates) is a liberal party in Cyprus. He elected as well president of United Democrats and remained president until 2005. In the Parliamentary Elections of 2001 his party lost one of its seats and he wasn't re-elected. Legislative elections were held in Cyprus on 27 May 2001 The Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL won the most seats but failed to win a parliamentary Following the Cyprus referendum of 2004 in which he was a strong supporter of the Annan Plan he resigned from the presidency of United Democrats. The Annan Plan was a United Nations proposal to settle the Cyprus dispute of the divided island nation of Cyprus as the United Cyprus Republic The United Democrats ( Ενωμένοι Δημοκράτες, Enomeni Dimokrates) is a liberal party in Cyprus.
He has also served as Chief Negotiator for the accession of Cyprus to the European Union from 1998 to 2003. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
| Preceded by Spyros Kyprianou |
President of Cyprus 1988– 1993 |
Succeeded by Glafkos Klerides |