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Glafcos Clerides

1919 - 2013

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Glafcos Ioannou Clerides (Greek: Γλαύκος Ιωάννου Κληρίδης; 24 April 1919 – 15 November 2013) was a Cypriot statesman, who served as President of Cyprus in 1974 and from 1993 to 2003. A barrister and former Royal Air Force pilot, Clerides played an important role in the Cypriot struggle for independence, first as a member of the anti-colonial guerrilla organization EOKA and later in the drafting of the country's constitution. He then served as the first Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1960 to 1976, and briefly took over the presidency of Cyprus on an interim basis following the failure of the 1974 coup, overseeing the island's defence amidst the Turkish invasion. Clerides founded the center-right Democratic Rally in 1976 and won the presidential election as its candidate in 1993, before securing a second term in 1998. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Glafcos Clerides is the 6,281st most popular politician (up from 6,696th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Cyprus (up from 18th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Cypriot Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Glafcos Clerides ranks 6,281 out of 19,576. Before him are Gondioc, Joaquín Balaguer, Porcius Festus, Lestek, Gerardo Machado, and Diane de France. After him are Martina, Salome I, Kurt Schumacher, Gülbahar Hatun, Al-Said Barakah, and James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Glafcos Clerides ranks 70. Before him are Charles Sweeney, Margaret Burbidge, Maurice Herzog, Daniel Bell, Uta Hagen, and Lauri Törni. After him are Wolfgang Wagner, Kiichi Miyazawa, Gillo Pontecorvo, Liberace, Bob Paisley, and Archduke Rudolf of Austria. Among people deceased in 2013, Glafcos Clerides ranks 87. Before him are Sung Jae-gi, Ovadia Yosef, Robert N. Bellah, Chris Kyle, Seamus Heaney, and Ladislao Mazurkiewicz. After him are Wilfried Martens, Ottmar Walter, Abdul Rahim Hatif, Juan José Linz, Otto Sander, and José Froilán González.

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In Cyprus

Among people born in Cyprus, Glafcos Clerides ranks 17 out of 77. Before him are John II of Jerusalem (1260), Michael Cacoyannis (1922), Peter I of Cyprus (1328), Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus (1155), Alparslan Türkeş (1917), and Christopher A. Pissarides (1948). After him are Nikos Christodoulides (1973), Henry I of Cyprus (1217), John II of Cyprus (1418), Anne of Cyprus (1418), James II of Cyprus (1438), and Spyros Kyprianou (1932).

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Among POLITICIANS In Cyprus

Among politicians born in Cyprus, Glafcos Clerides ranks 11. Before him are Rauf Denktaş (1924), Tassos Papadopoulos (1934), John II of Jerusalem (1260), Peter I of Cyprus (1328), Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus (1155), and Alparslan Türkeş (1917). After him are Nikos Christodoulides (1973), Henry I of Cyprus (1217), John II of Cyprus (1418), Anne of Cyprus (1418), James II of Cyprus (1438), and Spyros Kyprianou (1932).

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