Archbishop Makarios III becomes the first President of Cyprus.

List of archbishops of Cyprus

The Archbishop of Cyprus is the head of the Church of Cyprus. The incumbent Archbishop is George of Cyprus since 2023.

Makarios III

Greek Cypriot politician and archbishop (1913–1977)

Makarios III was a Greek Cypriot prelate and politician who served as Archbishop of the Church of Cyprus from 1950 to 1977 and as the first president of Cyprus between 1960 and July 1974, with a second term between December 1974 and 1977. He is widely regarded as the founding…

President of Cyprus

Head of state and government of Cyprus

The president of Cyprus, officially the president of the Republic of Cyprus, is the head of state and the head of government of Cyprus, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Cypriot National Guard. The office was established by the Constitution of 1960, after Cyprus gained…