Makarios III, Archbishop of Cyprus, 1913-1977

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Makarios III, Archbishop of Cyprus, 1913-1977
Other forms of name
Makarios, Kykkōtēs, 1913-1977
Mouskos, Michaēl, 1913-1977
Date of birth
1913-08-13
Date of death
1977-08-03
Occupation
Bishops
Associated Language
gre
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 64092688
Wikidata: Q153509
Library of congress: n 80038108
HAI10: 000447956
Sources of Information
  • Makarios Kykkōtēs ho G', 2017:t.p. (Makarios Kykkōtēs)
  • Enkykl. Lexikon Eleutheroudakē, suppl. vol. 3: (Μακάριος = Makarios ho III; secular name: Michaēl Mouskos)
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Wikipedia description:

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.

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