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New page: '''Zenon Rossides''' was a Cypriot diplomat and permanent representative of Cyprus to the United Nations. Rossides was born in Lemesos ca. 1894. He studied Law in L...

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'''Zenon Rossides''' was a [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] diplomat and permanent representative of [[Cyprus]] to the United Nations.

Rossides was born in [[Lemesos]] ca. [[1894]]. He studied Law in London, returning to Cyprus after graduation. During the uprising and protests of October [[1931]], he was arrested by the colonial authorities and confined to the village of [[Kythrea]] for the following two years.

He became the first permanent representative of Cyprus to the UN, serving between [[1960]] and [[1979]]. From [[1960]] till [[1973]], Rossides also held the post of Ambassador to the United States, shuttling between Washington and New York to perform his duties. It was during this tenure that the intercommunal fighting of [[1963]]-[[1964]] and [[1967]] broke out, the coup d'etat against [[Makarios III|Makarios]] took place and the [[Turkish invasion of Cyprus]] ([[July 20]], [[1974]]) occurred.

He died on [[March 13]], [[1990]], after a stroke.

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 '''Zenon Rossides''' was a [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] diplomat and permanent representative of [[Cyprus]] to the United Nations.
-Rossides was born in [[Lemesos]] ca. [[1894]]. He studied Law in London, returning to Cyprus after graduation. During the uprising and protests of October [[1931]], he was arrested by the colonial authorities and confined to the village of [[Kythrea]] for the following two years.
+Rossides was born in [[Lemesos]] in [[1895]]. He studied Law in London, returning to Cyprus after graduation. During the uprising and protests of October [[1931]], he was arrested by the colonial authorities and confined to the village of [[Kythrea]] for the following two years.
 He became the first permanent representative of Cyprus to the UN, serving between [[1960]] and [[1979]]. From [[1960]] till [[1973]], Rossides also held the post of Ambassador to the United States, shuttling between Washington and New York to perform his duties. It was during this tenure that the intercommunal fighting of [[1963]]-[[1964]] and [[1967]] broke out, the coup d'etat against [[Makarios III|Makarios]] took place and the [[Turkish invasion of Cyprus]] ([[July 20]], [[1974]]) occurred.
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