Spyros Kyprianou
| Spyros Kyprianou Σπύρος Κυπριανού |
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1981
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| 2nd President of Cyprus | |
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In office 3 September 1977 – 28 February 1988 |
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| Vice President | vacant |
| Preceded by | Makarios III |
| Succeeded by | George Vasiliou |
| 8th President of the House of Representatives | |
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In office June, 1996 – 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Alexis Galanos |
| Succeeded by | Demetris Christofias |
| 3rd President of the House of Representatives | |
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In office June, 1976 – 1977 |
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| Preceded by | Tassos Papadopoulos |
| Succeeded by | Alekos Michaelides |
| 1st President of DIKO | |
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In office 1976–2000 |
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| Succeeded by | Tassos Papadopoulos |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
28 October 1932 Limassol |
| Died | 12 March 2002 (aged 69) Nicosia |
| Political party | Democratic Party (Dimokratikon Komma) |
| Alma mater |
City of London College Gray's Inn |
| Religion | Cypriot Orthodox |
Spyros Achilleos Kyprianou (Greek: Σπύρος Κυπριανού; 28 October 1932 – 12 March 2002) was one of the most prominent politicians and barristers of modern Cyprus. He served as the second President of the Republic of Cyprus from 1977 to 1988.
Spyrou Kyprianou Avenue (Greek: Λεωφόρος Σπύρου Κυπριανού) in Nicosia was named after him posthumously.
Kyprianou was born in Limassol in 1932. He studied Economics and Commerce at the City of London College and law at Gray΄s Inn. He also studied comparative law, receiving a diploma.
During the time he spent in London as a student, Kyprianou founded the National Union of Cypriot Students in England (E.F.E.K.A.) of which he was the first President. In 1952 he was appointed Secretary of Archbishop Makarios in London and in 1954 he assumed responsibility for the Office of the Secretary of the Cyprus Ethnarchy in London, the major objective of which was to inform British public opinion on the Cyprus issue. This effort was intensified after the start of the liberation struggle in Cyprus in 1955. Due to this activity, he was forced to leave the UK in June 1956 and went to Greece. There, he collaborated with the Panhellenic Committee for Self-Determination for Cyprus which aimed to raise the profile of the Cyprus case on the international scene.
From August 1956 to March 1957, Kyprianou represented the Cyprus Ethnarchy in New York. Later, he was allowed to return to his London post as representative of the Cyprus Ethnarchy. He stayed in London until the signing of the London – Zurich Agreements for the independence of Cyprus and returned to Cyprus with Archbishop Makarios in March 1959.
During the transitional period after the signing of the agreements on Cyprus, Kyprianou represented the Greek Cypriot side at the Athens Conference for the drafting of the Agreement on the Application of the Tripartite Alliance (Cyprus – Greece – Turkey), this was provided for in the London – Zurich Agreements.
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