1932- . Cypriot politician. Foreign minister
1961-72, he founded the Democratic Front
(DIKO) in 1976. He was president 1977-88.
Educated in Cyprus and the UK, he was called
to the English Bar in 1954. He became
secretary to Archbishop Makarios in London in
1952 and returned with him to Cyprus in 1959.
On the death of Makarios in 1977 he became
acting president and was then elected.