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Makarios III

1913 - 1977

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Makarios III (born Michael Christodoulou Mouskos; 13 August 1913 – 3 August 1977) was a Greek Cypriot prelate and politician who served as Archbishop of the Church of Cyprus from 1950 to 1977 and as the first president of Cyprus between 1960 and July 1974, with a second term between December 1974 and 1977. He is widely regarded as the founding father or "Ethnarch" of the Republic of Cyprus, leading its transition from British colonial rule. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Makarios III is the 1,499th most popular politician (down from 1,358th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Cyprus and the 2nd most popular Cypriot Politician.

Makarios III was the Patriarch of the Orthodox Church and is most famous for his role in the Greek War of Independence.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Makarios III ranks 1,499 out of 19,576. Before him are Ashur-uballit II, Valdemar I of Denmark, Ptolemy Keraunos, John Tyler, Cambyses I, and Agrippina the Elder. After him are Mohammed Shahabuddin, John IV of Portugal, Eleftherios Venizelos, Constantine VI, Mausolus, and Ladislaus I of Hungary.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Makarios III ranks 20. Before him are Josef Bican, Willis Lamb, Jesse Owens, Bảo Đại, Gustáv Husák, and Ramón Mercader. After him are Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona, Stanford Moore, Benjamin Britten, Sabiha Gökçen, Bill Hewlett, and Silvio Piola. Among people deceased in 1977, Makarios III ranks 16. Before him are Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, Ludwig Erhard, René Goscinny, Lee Miller, Anthony Eden, and Roberto Rossellini. After him are Jacques Prévert, Ernst Bloch, Aleksandr Vasilevsky, Kurt Schuschnigg, Alexey Stakhanov, and Anaïs Nin.

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In Cyprus

Among people born in Cyprus, Makarios III ranks 4 out of 77. Before him are Theodora (500), Zeno of Citium (-334), and Ptolemy XII Auletes (-117). After him are Henry II of Jerusalem (1271), Nicos Anastasiades (1946), Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus (1442), Rauf Denktaş (1924), Tassos Papadopoulos (1934), John the Merciful (550), John II of Jerusalem (1260), and Michael Cacoyannis (1922).

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Among POLITICIANS In Cyprus

Among politicians born in Cyprus, Makarios III ranks 2. Before him are Ptolemy XII Auletes (-117). After him are Nicos Anastasiades (1946), Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus (1442), Rauf Denktaş (1924), Tassos Papadopoulos (1934), John II of Jerusalem (1260), Peter I of Cyprus (1328), Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus (1155), Alparslan Türkeş (1917), Glafcos Clerides (1919), and Nikos Christodoulides (1973).

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