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Rauf Denktaş: Founder and first president of Northern Cyprus (served 1983–2005).
Born in Paphos (died at age 87).
Biography
Rauf Raif Denktaş was a Turkish Cypriot politician, barrister and jurist who served as the founding president of Northern Cyprus. He occupied this position as the president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus between the declaration of the de facto state by Denktaş in 1983 and 2005, as the president of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus between 1975 and 1983 and as the president of the Autonomous Turkish Cypriot Administration between 1974 and 1975. He was also elected in 1973 as the Vice President of the Republic of Cyprus.
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Rauf Denktaş was born on and passed away on at the age of 87.
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Rauf Denktaş was born in Paphos.
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