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 Until his election he practiced law in Lefkosia.
-At the Parliamentary elections held on [[15 July]], [[1970]] he was elected member of the [[House of Representatives of Cyprus|House of Representatives]], standing as an Eniaion ([[United Nationalist Alignment]]) candidate for the Nicosia constituency. Standing as an independent candidate, he was re-elected in the election of [[5 September]] [[1976]]. From April until October 1976 he served as President of the House of Representatives. In the [[19 May]] [[1991]] parliamentary elections he was elected member of the House of Representatives, standing as a candidate for the [[Democratic Party of Cyprus|Democratic Party]] in the Nicosia constituency. He was re-elected on [[26 May]] [[1996]].
+At the Parliamentary elections held on [[July 15]], [[1970]] he was elected member of the [[House of Representatives of Cyprus|House of Representatives]], standing as an Eniaion ([[United Nationalist Alignment]]) candidate for the Nicosia constituency. Standing as an independent candidate, he was re-elected in the election of [[September 5]], [[1976]]. From April until October 1976 he served as President of the House of Representatives. In the [[May 19]], [[1991]] parliamentary elections he was elected member of the House of Representatives, standing as a candidate for the [[Democratic Party of Cyprus|Democratic Party]] in the Nicosia constituency. He was re-elected on [[May 26]], [[1996]].
-On [[7 October]] [[2000]], he was elected unopposed President of the Democratic Party during the historic electoral congress at which the founder of the Party, [[Spyros Kyprianou]], stood down. At the 27 May 2001 elections he was re-elected at the head of the [[Democratic Party of Cyprus|Democratic Party]] (ΔΗ.ΚΟ.) ticket.
+On [[October 7]], [[2000]], he was elected unopposed President of the Democratic Party during the historic electoral congress at which the founder of the Party, [[Spyros Kyprianou]], stood down. At the [[May 27]], [[2001]] elections he was re-elected at the head of the [[Democratic Party of Cyprus|Democratic Party]] (ΔΗ.ΚΟ.) ticket.
 He was a member of the National Council, Chairman of the Standing Parliamentary Committee on European Affairs and member of the Committee on Selection and the Committee on Financial and Budgetary Affairs. He was also Co-chairman of the Joint Cyprus-EU Parliamentary Committee.
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 [[Image:Une6878.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Tassos Papadopoulos]] (right), U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Anan and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash (left)]]
-Mr. Papadopoulos assumed the Presidency on [[28 February]] [[2003]].
+Mr. Papadopoulos assumed the Presidency on [[February 28]], [[2003]].
 As President, he signed the accession of Cyprus to the European Union on [[April 16]], [[2003]] in [[Athens]]. Cyprus became a full member of the EU on [[May 1]] of the following year.

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 [[Image:Tassos-papadopoulos.jpg|frame|left|Tassos Papadopoulos]]
-'''Efstathios "Tassos" Nikolaou Papadopoulos''' (Greek:'' Τάσος Παπαδόπουλος;'') [[January 7]], [[1934]] - [[December 12]], [[2008]]) was the president of [[Cyprus]] from [[2003]] until [[2008]].
+'''Efstathios "Tassos" Nikolaou Papadopoulos''' (Greek:'' Τάσος Παπαδόπουλος;'' [[January 7]], [[1934]] - [[December 12]], [[2008]]) was the president of [[Cyprus]] from [[2003]] until [[2008]].
 ==Personal==

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 Papadopoulos was born in [[Lefkosia]], [[Cyprus]] and studied law in London (Gray’s Inn, Barrister-at-Law).
-He was married to Fotini Michaelides (daughter of Anastasios Michaelides, mother's maiden name: Leventi) and they had four children: [[Konstantinos Georkadjis|Constantinos]], Maria, Nicholas and Anastasia. ([[Konstantinos Georkadjis|Constantinos]] and Maria are the children of the murdered minister of interior [[Polykarpos Georkadjis]] married at the time to Fotini Michaelides)
+He was married to Fotini Michaelides (daughter of Anastasios Michaelides, mother's maiden name: Leventi) and they had four children: [[Konstantinos Georkadjis|Constantinos]], Maria, [[Nicholas Papadopoulos|Nicholas]] and Anastasia. ([[Konstantinos Georkadjis|Constantinos]] and Maria are the children of the murdered minister of interior [[Polykarpos Georkadjis]] married at the time to Fotini Michaelides)
 He was hospitalized in intensive care on [[November 22]], [[2008]] with severe breathing problems as a result of lung cancer. He was a longtime chain smoker. He died on [[December 12]], [[2008]] and was buried three days later at Deftera Cemetery. His funeral, conducted by Archbishop [[Chrysostomos II of Cyprus|Chrysostom II]], was attended by president [[Dimitris Christofias]] and his entire cabinet, PM [[Kostas Karamanlis]] and FM [[Dora Bakoyannis]], representing the Greek government; [[Giorgos Papandreou]] and [[Georgios Karatzaferis]] from the opposition parties.

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 Papadopoulos was born in [[Lefkosia]], [[Cyprus]] and studied law in London (Gray’s Inn, Barrister-at-Law).
-He was married to Fotini Michaelides (daughter of Anastasios Michaelides, mother's maiden name: Leventi) and they had four children: Constantinos, Maria, Nicholas and Anastasia.(Constantinos and Maria are the children of the murdered minister of interior [[Polykarpos Georkadjis]] married at the time to Fotini Michaelides)
+He was married to Fotini Michaelides (daughter of Anastasios Michaelides, mother's maiden name: Leventi) and they had four children: [[Konstantinos Georkadjis|Constantinos]], Maria, Nicholas and Anastasia. ([[Konstantinos Georkadjis|Constantinos]] and Maria are the children of the murdered minister of interior [[Polykarpos Georkadjis]] married at the time to Fotini Michaelides)
 He was hospitalized in intensive care on [[November 22]], [[2008]] with severe breathing problems as a result of lung cancer. He was a longtime chain smoker. He died on [[December 12]], [[2008]] and was buried three days later at Deftera Cemetery. His funeral, conducted by Archbishop [[Chrysostomos II of Cyprus|Chrysostom II]], was attended by president [[Dimitris Christofias]] and his entire cabinet, PM [[Kostas Karamanlis]] and FM [[Dora Bakoyannis]], representing the Greek government; [[Giorgos Papandreou]] and [[Georgios Karatzaferis]] from the opposition parties.

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 The eulogy was delivered by veteran politician [[Vasos Lyssarides]]. No Turkish Cypriot official attended.
-In the wee hours of the morning of [[December 11]], [[2009]], just one day before a scheduled 1-year memorial service, the remains of Papadopoulos were stolen from Deftera Cemetery.
+In the wee hours of the morning of [[December 11]], [[2009]], just one day before a scheduled 1-year memorial service, the remains of Papadopoulos were stolen from Deftera Cemetery. They were found late on [[March 8]], [[2010]], buried in a different cemetery, after an anonymous tip to the police.
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 He was a member of the National Council, Chairman of the Standing Parliamentary Committee on European Affairs and member of the Committee on Selection and the Committee on Financial and Budgetary Affairs. He was also Co-chairman of the Joint Cyprus-EU Parliamentary Committee.
-He campaigned for the [[2003]] presidential election on a platform that he would be able to secure better deal over the Cyprus dispute than the incumbent [[Glafkos Clerides]].  He was backed by not just his own party, [[Democratic Party of Cyprus|Democratic Party]], but also the socialist [[AKEL]] and social democrat [[KISOS]].
+He campaigned for the [[2003]] [[Cypriot presidential election, 2003|presidential election]] on a platform that he would be able to secure better deal over the Cyprus dispute than the incumbent [[Glafkos Clerides]].  He was backed by not just his own party, [[Democratic Party of Cyprus|Democratic Party]], but also the socialist [[AKEL]] and social democrat [[KISOS]].
 [[Image:Une6878.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Tassos Papadopoulos]] (right), U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Anan and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash (left)]]

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 He took part in the London Conference in [[1959]] and was one of the two delegates (besides the [[AKEL]] delegates) who voted against the signing of the London and Zurich Agreements. He was also one of the four representatives of the Greek Cypriot side at the Constitutional Commission which drafted the Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus.
-For 12 years he served successively as Minister of the Interior, Minister of Finance, Minister of Labour and Social Insurance, Minister of Health and Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
+For 12 years he served successively as Minister of the Interior, Minister of Finance, [[Minister for the Work and Social Security (Cyprus)|Minister of Labour and Social Insurance]], Minister of Health and Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
 He served as advisor to the first representative of the Greek Cypriot side in the intercommunal talks, Mr. [[Glafkos Clerides]], until April [[1976]] and subsequently he took up that post himself, serving until July [[1978]].