George Vasiliou

Georgios Vasos Vassiliou^[1] (Greek: Γιώργος Βασιλείου; born May 20, 1931 in Famagusta, Cyprus) is an Cypriot politician. He was the third President of the Republic of Cyprus from 1988 to 1993. He was also the founder and leader of the Cypriot United Democrats party (EDI) and a highly successful businessman.

Georgios Vassiliou
Γιώργος Βασιλείου
3rd President of Cyprus
In office February 28, 1988 – February 28, 1993
Preceded by	Spyros Kyprianou
Succeeded by	Glafcos Clerides
1st President of United Democrats
In office 1996–2005
Succeeded by	Michalis Papapetrou
Personal details
Born	(1931-05-20) 20 May 1931 (age 93) Famagusta, then-British Cyprus
Nationality	Cypriot
Political party	United Democrats (Enomeni Dimokrates)
Spouse(s)	Androulla Vassiliou
Children	3
Alma mater	University of London

He elected as president of United Democrats and remained president until 2005. In the Parliamentary Elections of 2001 his party lost one of its seats and he wasn't re-elected. In 2004, he resigned from the presidency of United Democrats.

He has also served as Chief Negotiator for the accession of Cyprus to the European Union from 1998 to 2003.

References

1. As concerned europeans we urge eurozone leaders to unite, retrieved on 20 February.

Other websites

• http://www.touringcyprus.com/historical.htm Archived 2010-03-09 at the Wayback Machine
• http://countrystudies.us/cyprus/50.htm
• http://www.britannica.com/facts/10/40930281/February-21-1988-George-Vassiliou-a-millionaire-businessman
• http://www.cyprus-mail.com/opinions/new-era-cyprus-challenges-and-opportunities/20100228 Archived 2010-03-03 at the Wayback Machine