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George Vasiliou (in Greek, Γιώργος Βασιλείου) was [[President]] of the [[Cyprus|republic of Cyprus]] 1988-93. He was the founder and leader of the Cypriot [[United Democrats]] party (DIKO).

Vasiliou's father was a member of the central committee of [[AKEL]], the Cypriot Communist party. He was a doctor by profession, and fought on the side of the communists in the [[Hellenic Civil War]]. After the end of civil war, Vasiliou's family settled in Eastern Europe. Vasiliou himself went to university in Hungary and was a student of Imre Nagy.

He was elected president with the support of [[AKEL]] in 1988, succeeding [[Spyros Kyprianou]], who had served two presidential terms. As President, he stopped the police practice of keeping files on Cypriot citizens' political beliefs. He worked towards a negotiated solution to the Cyprus dispute based on the Ghali set of ideas, although the dispute remained unresolved by the time he left office in 1993.

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−	'''George Vasiliou''' (in Greek, Γιώργος Βασιλείου) was President of the [[Cyprus\|Republic of Cyprus]] 1988-93. He was the founder and leader of the Cypriot [[United Democrats]] party (~~DIKO~~).	+	'''George Vasiliou''' (in Greek, Γιώργος Βασιλείου) was President of the [[Cyprus\|Republic of Cyprus]] 1988-93. He was the founder and leader of the Cypriot [[United Democrats]] party (EDI).

	Vasiliou was born in [[Ammochostos]] on [[May 20]], [[1931]]. His father was a member of the central committee of [[AKEL]], the Cypriot Communist party. He was a doctor by profession, and fought on the side of the communists in the [[Hellenic Civil War]]. After the end of civil war, Vasiliou's family settled in Eastern Europe. Vasiliou himself went to university in Hungary and was a student of Imre Nagy.		Vasiliou was born in [[Ammochostos]] on [[May 20]], [[1931]]. His father was a member of the central committee of [[AKEL]], the Cypriot Communist party. He was a doctor by profession, and fought on the side of the communists in the [[Hellenic Civil War]]. After the end of civil war, Vasiliou's family settled in Eastern Europe. Vasiliou himself went to university in Hungary and was a student of Imre Nagy.

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-George Vasiliou (in Greek, &#915;&#953;&#974;&#961;&#947;&#959;&#962; &#914;&#945;&#963;&#953;&#955;&#949;&#943;&#959;&#965;) was President of the [[Cyprus|Republic of Cyprus]] 1988-93. He was the founder and leader of the Cypriot [[United Democrats]] party (DIKO).
+'''George Vasiliou''' (in Greek, &#915;&#953;&#974;&#961;&#947;&#959;&#962; &#914;&#945;&#963;&#953;&#955;&#949;&#943;&#959;&#965;) was President of the [[Cyprus|Republic of Cyprus]] 1988-93. He was the founder and leader of the Cypriot [[United Democrats]] party (DIKO).
-Vasiliou's father was a member of the central committee of [[AKEL]], the Cypriot Communist party. He was a doctor by profession, and fought on the side of the communists in the [[Hellenic Civil War]]. After the end of civil war, Vasiliou's family settled in Eastern Europe. Vasiliou himself went to university in Hungary and was a student of Imre Nagy.
+Vasiliou was born in [[Ammochostos]] on [[May 20]], [[1931]]. His father was a member of the central committee of [[AKEL]], the Cypriot Communist party. He was a doctor by profession, and fought on the side of the communists in the [[Hellenic Civil War]]. After the end of civil war, Vasiliou's family settled in Eastern Europe. Vasiliou himself went to university in Hungary and was a student of Imre Nagy.
-He was elected president with the support of [[AKEL]] in 1988, succeeding [[Spyros Kyprianou]], who had served two presidential terms. As President, he stopped the police practice of keeping files on Cypriot citizens' political beliefs. He worked towards a negotiated solution to the Cyprus dispute based on the Ghali set of ideas, although the dispute remained unresolved by the time he left office in 1993.
+He was returned to Cyprus in [[1963]], became involved in politics and was elected president, with the support of [[AKEL]], on [[February 21]], [[1988]], succeeding [[Spyros Kyprianou]], who had served two presidential terms. As President, he stopped the police practice of keeping files on Cypriot citizens' political beliefs. He worked towards a negotiated solution to the Cyprus dispute based on the Ghali set of ideas, although the dispute remained unresolved by the time he left office in 1993.
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-George Vasiliou (in Greek, &#915;&#953;&#974;&#961;&#947;&#959;&#962; &#914;&#945;&#963;&#953;&#955;&#949;&#943;&#959;&#965;) was [[President]] of the [[Cyprus|republic of Cyprus]] 1988-93. He was the founder and leader of the Cypriot [[United Democrats]] party (DIKO).
+George Vasiliou (in Greek, &#915;&#953;&#974;&#961;&#947;&#959;&#962; &#914;&#945;&#963;&#953;&#955;&#949;&#943;&#959;&#965;) was President of the [[Cyprus|Republic of Cyprus]] 1988-93. He was the founder and leader of the Cypriot [[United Democrats]] party (DIKO).
 Vasiliou's father was a member of the central committee of [[AKEL]], the Cypriot Communist party. He was a doctor by profession, and fought on the side of the communists in the [[Hellenic Civil War]]. After the end of civil war, Vasiliou's family settled in Eastern Europe. Vasiliou himself went to university in Hungary and was a student of Imre Nagy.
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