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Tassos Papadopoulos

1934 - 2008

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Efstathios "Tassos" Nikolaou Papadopoulos (Greek: Ευστάθιος (Τάσσος) Νικολάου Παπαδόπουλος; 7 January 1934 – 12 December 2008) was a Cypriot politician and barrister, who served as President of Cyprus from 2003 to 2008. An experienced member of the Makarios III’s cabinet, Papadopoulos took charge of the country’s parliament in 1976, two years after the Turkish invasion, and became one the island’s most notable proponents of a hardline position on Cypriot reunification. It was this sentiment that he successfully employed as a candidate in the 2003 presidential election, after which he directed the population to reject the Annan Plan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tassos Papadopoulos has received more than 169,989 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Tassos Papadopoulos is the 4,478th most popular politician (down from 3,804th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Cyprus (up from 9th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Cypriot Politician.

Tassos Papadopoulos is most famous for his role in the coup d'état of April 21, 1967. He was a colonel in the Greek army and one of the leaders of the coup.

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  • 65.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tassos Papadopoulos ranks 4,478 out of 19,576. Before him are Al-Afdal Shahanshah, Al-Mughira, Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal, Amyrtaeus, Amytis of Media, and V. V. Giri. After him are Francis II, Duke of Brittany, Arbogast, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, Iry-Hor, Duan Qirui, and Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Tassos Papadopoulos ranks 79. Before him are Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Hans Hollein, Henri Konan Bédié, Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., Valentin Ivanov, and Bingu wa Mutharika. After him are Georges Wolinski, Pratibha Patil, Leonid Rogozov, Marty Feldman, Ingvar Carlsson, and Pedro Pires. Among people deceased in 2008, Tassos Papadopoulos ranks 53. Before him are Janez Drnovšek, Phil Hill, Dino Risi, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Dorothy Vaughan, and Horst Tappert. After him are Joshua Lederberg, Rajko Mitić, Sufi Abu Taleb, Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Henri Cartan, and Jerry Reed.

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In Cyprus

Among people born in Cyprus, Tassos Papadopoulos ranks 8 out of 77. Before him are Ptolemy XII Auletes (-117), Theodora (500), Makarios III (1913), Nicos Anastasiades (1946), John the Merciful (550), and Rauf Denktaş (1924). After him are Alparslan Türkeş (1917), Michael Cacoyannis (1922), Henry II of Jerusalem (1271), Henry I of Cyprus (1217), Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus (1155), and Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus (1442).

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Among POLITICIANS In Cyprus

Among politicians born in Cyprus, Tassos Papadopoulos ranks 5. Before him are Ptolemy XII Auletes (-117), Makarios III (1913), Nicos Anastasiades (1946), and Rauf Denktaş (1924). After 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), Anne of Cyprus (1418), and Glafcos Clerides (1919).

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