Makarios III

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Makarios III was a Cypriot archbishop and statesman who led Cyprus to independence and became its first president.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Makarios III canonical 2
Μακάριος Γ΄ 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archbishop
head of state
human
politician
president
birthDate 1913-08-13
birthName Mikhalis Christodoulou Mouskos
birthPlace Panagia, Paphos District, Cyprus
burialPlace Kykkos Monastery
surface form: Kykkos Monastery, Cyprus
causeOfDeath myocardial infarction
consecrationYear 1948
countryLed Cyprus
countryOfCitizenship Cyprus
deathDate 1977-08-03
deathPlace Nicosia
surface form: Nicosia, Cyprus
educatedAt Pancyprian Gymnasium
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
surface form: University of Athens

Boston University
surface form: University of Boston

University of London
elevationToArchbishopYear 1950
ethnicGroup Greek Cypriot
givenName Mikhalis
headOfGovernment Cyprus
surface form: Republic of Cyprus
languageSpoken Greek
memberOf Orthodox Church of Cyprus
surface form: Church of Cyprus
nativeName Makarios III self-linksurface differs
surface form: Μακάριος Γ΄
notableEvent elected first President of Cyprus in 1960
survived 1974 coup d'état in Cyprus
notableWork leadership in achieving independence of Cyprus from the United Kingdom
occupation archbishop
politician
statesman
theologian
officeContested President of Cyprus
opponent EOKA B
Greek military junta of 1967–1974
participatedIn Enosis movements in Cyprus
surface form: Cyprus independence movement

Enosis movements in Cyprus
surface form: Enosis movement
positionHeld Archbishop of Cyprus
Bishop of Kition
President of Cyprus
precededBy office established
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
religiousTitle Archbishop of Nova Justiniana and All Cyprus
residence Presidential Palace, Nicosia
sexOrGender male
succeededBy Spyros Kyprianou
termEnd 1977-08-03
termStart 1960-08-16

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President of Cyprus firstHolder Makarios III
Makarios III nativeName Makarios III self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Μακάριος Γ΄
Cumhurbaşkanı firstHolder Makarios III
subject surface form: Cumhurbaşkanı (Cyprus)