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Giorgos Vasiliou
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Giorgos Vasiliou

Entrepreneur · born May 20, 1931 · died 2026

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George Vassiliou was a Cypriot politician and businessman who served as President of Cyprus from 1988 to 1993. He was also the president of United Democrats from 1996 to 2005 and sat in the Cypriot House of Representatives from 1996 to 2001.

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  1. 56Became President of CyprusFebruary 28, 1988
  2. ~62Became party leader1993

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