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Cyprus: Archbishop Makarios (1913-1977),1st President of the Republic of Cyprus (1960-1974), c. 1965
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Makarios III, born Michail Christodoulou Mouskos (August 13, 1913 August 3, 1977), was the archbishop and primate of the autocephalous Church of Cyprus, a Greek Orthodox Church (19501977), and the first President of the Republic of Cyprus (19601974 and 19741977).
. In his three terms as President of Cyprus (19601977), he survived four assassination attempts and a 1974 coup.