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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Glafcos Clerides has received more than 208,507 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Glafcos Clerides is the 6,697th most popular politician (down from 4,958th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Cyprus (down from 11th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Cypriot Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Glafcos Clerides ranks 6,697 out of 19,576. Before him are Ferenc Fricsay, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Hugo Haase, King Lie of Zhou, Dinarchus, and Andriscus. After him are Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Parma, Princess Charlotte of Württemberg, Sinon, Rusa II, Arnulf II, Count of Flanders, and Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Glafcos Clerides ranks 78. Before him are Pierre Soulages, François Périer, Liberace, Christoph Probst, Joop den Uyl, and George Wallace. After him are Uta Hagen, Peter Abrahams, Frederik Pohl, Mario Bunge, Janko Bobetko, and Ernst Barkmann. Among people deceased in 2013, Glafcos Clerides ranks 98. Before him are James Avery, Sergei Belov, Eleanor Parker, Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse, Nguyễn Khánh, and Otfried Preußler. After him are Richard Ramirez, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau, Ray Harryhausen, Taihō Kōki, and Frederik Pohl.

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In Cyprus

Among people born in Cyprus, Glafcos Clerides ranks 18 out of 77. Before him are Henry I of Cyprus (1217), Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus (1155), Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus (1442), Christopher A. Pissarides (1948), Peter I of Cyprus (1328), and Anne of Cyprus (1418). After him are John II of Cyprus (1418), James II of Cyprus (1438), Ersin Tatar (1960), Spyros Kyprianou (1932), Mustafa Akıncı (1947), and James III of Cyprus (1473).

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Among POLITICIANS In Cyprus

Among politicians born in Cyprus, Glafcos Clerides ranks 12. Before him are Alparslan Türkeş (1917), Henry I of Cyprus (1217), Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus (1155), Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus (1442), Peter I of Cyprus (1328), and Anne of Cyprus (1418). After him are John II of Cyprus (1418), James II of Cyprus (1438), Ersin Tatar (1960), Spyros Kyprianou (1932), Mustafa Akıncı (1947), and James III of Cyprus (1473).

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