George Vassiliou

President of Cyprus from 1988 to 1993

George Vassiliou (Greek: Γιώργος Βασιλείου; 20 May 1931 – 13 January 2026) was a Cypriot politician and businessman who served as President of Cyprus from 1988 to 1993. He was also the president of United Democrats from 1996 to 2005 and sat in the Cypriot House of Representatives from 1996 to 2001. As president, he oversaw a successful period of economic reform and growth, the search for a diplomatic solution to the Cyprus problem through the United Nations, as well as the country's application for membership of the European Union and the first adaptations to European monetary and economic standards.

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