Tassos Papadopoulos

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Tassos Papadopoulos
Τάσσος Παπαδόπουλος
Papadopoulos in 2008
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	Nikolas Anastasia
Alma mater	King'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]