Makarios III
President of Cyprus
Died when: 63 years 355 days (767 months)Star Sign: Leo
Makarios III (Greek: Μακάριος Γ΄; born Michael Christodoulou Mouskos) (Greek: Μιχαήλ Χριστοδούλου Μούσκος) (13 August 1913 – 3 August 1977) was a Cypriot clergyman and politician who served as the archbishop and primate of the autocephalous Church of Cyprus (1950–1977) and as the first president of Cyprus (1960–1977).
In his three terms as president he survived four assassination attempts and a coup d'état.He is widely regarded by Greek Cypriots as the Father of the Nation or "Ethnarch".
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