George Vassiliou
Giorgos Vassiliou | |
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Γιώργος Βασιλείου | |
 Vassiliou in 1992 | |
| 3rd President of Cyprus | |
| In office 28 February 1988 – 28 February 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Spyros Kyprianou |
| Succeeded by | Glafcos Clerides |
| 1st President of United Democrats | |
| In office 1996–2005 | |
| Succeeded by | Michalis Papapetrou |
| Member of the Cypriot House of Representatives | |
| In office 1996–2001 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 May 1931 disputed) |
| Political party | United Democrats (Enomeni Dimokrates) |
| Spouse | Androulla Vassiliou |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of London |
Giorgos Vasos Vassiliou (Greek: Γιώργος Βασιλείου; born 20 May 1931) is a Cypriot politician, who served as President of Cyprus from 1988 to 1993. He was also the President of United Democrats from 1996 to 2005 and Member of the Cypriot House of Representatives from 1996 to 2001. Prior to entering politics, he was a successful businessman.
As President, he oversaw a successful period of both social and economic reform. This included the dismantling of the system of gathering information on politically active citizens. He sought to find a diplomatic solution to the
Early life
Vassiliou was born in
Vassiliou himself went to university in
Presidency
He was elected president as an independent candidate with support from
Post-presidency
After he lost the
Vassiliou was the Chief Negotiator of Cyprus for its accession to the European Union from 1998 to 2003.
Political ideology
He is a strong supporter of European unity and recently co-signed
Personal life
Vassiliou has three children and is married to Androulla Vassiliou.
In 2014, Vassiliou published a book about his life before presidency called 'Odyssey'. In 2015, he began writing a sequel to his book about his life as president of Cyprus.
Honours
Foreign honours
Malta: Honorary Companion of Honour of the National Order of Merit (28 June 1991)[4]
Cyprus: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit.[5]
National Order of the Legion of Honour.[5]
Greece: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer.[5]
Italy: Knight of Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.[5]
Portugal: Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry.[5]
Egypt: Knight Grand Collar of the Order of the Nile.[5]
References
- ISBN 9781857430226– via Google Books.
- ^ Márk, Herczeg (6 June 2018). "Egy magyar történész kiderítette, hogy a volt ciprusi elnök évekig az ÁVH ügynöke volt, majd 1959-ben Kornai Jánosékról jelentett". 444. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ As concerned europeans we urge eurozone leaders to unite, retrieved on 20 February.
- ^ Prime Minister of Malta Website, Honorary Appointments to the National Order of Merit Archived 7 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f The International Who's Who 2004 /Europa Publications
Further reading
- The Economist (US) | 27 February 1988 article "His own man, Cypriot President George Vassiliou"
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