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Nikos Sampson

1935 - 2001

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Nikos Sampson (Greek: Νίκος Σαμψών; born Nikolaos (Nikos) Georgiadis, Νίκολαος (Νίκος) Γεωργιάδης; 16 December 1935 – 9 May 2001) was a Greek-Cypriot journalist, militant and politician, who was installed as acting President of Cyprus during the 1974 coup. A former journalist and EOKA militant pardoned under the London and Zürich Agreements, Sampson was first elected Member of the House of Representatives in 1960 on a platform of Enosis (unification with Greece). As a prominent supporter of the 1974 coup, he was installed by its leaders as the island’s President. However, the Turkish invasion of Cyprus forced him to step down eight days later. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nikos Sampson is the 7,838th most popular politician (down from 7,027th in 2019). (down from 1,189th in 2019)

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Among politicians, Nikos Sampson ranks 7,838 out of 19,576. Before him are Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet, Emperor Gong of Jin, Walter Lini, Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, Mihail Kogălniceanu, and Dawoud Rajiha. After him are Aemilia gens, Évariste Ndayishimiye, Prince Henry of the Netherlands, Taur Matan Ruak, Tanaka Giichi, and Phạm Văn Đồng.

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Among people born in 1935, Nikos Sampson ranks 123. Before him are Julian Glover, Michael Walzer, Judd Hirsch, Fabio Cudicini, Terry Riley, and Gene Vincent. After him are Peter Boyle, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Orlando Peçanha, Lyudmila Chernykh, Yola Ramírez, and Franco Citti. Among people deceased in 2001, Nikos Sampson ranks 80. Before him are Vittorio Brambilla, Henry Lee Lucas, Marcos Pérez Jiménez, Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy, Jean-Pierre Aumont, and Perry Como. After him are Renato Carosone, Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen, Víctor Paz Estenssoro, Elazar Shach, William Masters, and Soad Hosny.

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