President of Cyprus

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The President of Cyprus is the head of state and the head of government of the Republic of Cyprus. The office was created in 1960, after Cyprus gained its independence from the United Kingdom. Currently, the President of Cyprus is Dimitris Christofias.

After the 1974 coup d'état which installed Nikos Sampson, Turkey invaded Northern Cyprus on 20 July 1974, and in 1983 created the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which is recognized only by Turkey itself. Consequently, the jurisdiction of the Republic of Cyprus does de facto not extent to the northern third of the island.

List of Presidents of the Republic of Cyprus (1960-Present)

#	Name	Picture	Term start	Term end	Political Party
1	Archbishop Makarios III (1st time, deposed)		16 August 1960	15 July 1974	None
Nikos Sampson		15 July 1974	23 July 1974	EOKA-B
Glafkos Klerides (1st time, acting)		23 July 1974	7 December 1974	Unified Democratic Party
Archbishop Makarios III (2nd time)		7 December 1974	3 August 1977	None
2	Spyros Kyprianou		3 September 1977	28 February 1988	Democratic Party
3	George Vasiliou		28 February 1988	28 February 1993	United Democrats
4	Glafkos Klerides (2nd time)		28 February 1993	28 February 2003	Democratic Rally
5	Tassos Papadopoulos		28 February 2003	28 February 2008	Democratic Party
6	Dimitris Christofias		28 February 2008	Present	Progressive Party of Working People