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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 154,238 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia. Tassos Papadopoulos is the 3,814th most popular politician (up from 4,204th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Cyprus (up from 11th in 2019) and the 4th 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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  • 49

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tassos Papadopoulos ranks 3,814 out of 15,577. Before him are Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi, Haman, Ephraim Katzir, Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy, Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, and Gudfred. After him are Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca, Menua, Theuderic II, Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia, Shapur III, and Mesud I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Tassos Papadopoulos ranks 63. Before him are David J. Thouless, Marshall Rosenberg, Fujiko Fujio, Giovanni Battista Re, Bettino Craxi, and Brian Epstein. After him are Joan Didion, Udo Jürgens, Rudolf Schuster, Hans Hollein, Leonid Rogozov, and Kurt Hamrin. Among people deceased in 2008, Tassos Papadopoulos ranks 45. Before him are Mark Felt, Aimé Césaire, Dino Risi, Phil Hill, George Habash, and George Emil Palade. After him are Robert Rauschenberg, Horst Tappert, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Giuseppe Di Stefano, George Carlin, and Joshua Lederberg.

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In Cyprus

Among people born in Cyprus, Tassos Papadopoulos ranks 9 out of 73. Before him are Ptolemy XII Auletes (-117), Makarios III (1913), Saint Spyridon (270), Nicos Anastasiades (1946), John the Merciful (550), and Michael Cacoyannis (1922). After him are Rauf Denktaş (1924), Glafcos Clerides (1919), Alparslan Türkeş (1917), Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus (1155), Anne of Cyprus (1418), and Christopher A. Pissarides (1948).

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Among POLITICIANS In Cyprus

Among politicians born in Cyprus, Tassos Papadopoulos ranks 4. Before him are Ptolemy XII Auletes (-117), Makarios III (1913), and Nicos Anastasiades (1946). After him are Rauf Denktaş (1924), Glafcos Clerides (1919), Alparslan Türkeş (1917), Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus (1155), Anne of Cyprus (1418), Spyros Kyprianou (1932), Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus (1442), and Peter I of Cyprus (1328).

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