Makarios III

President of Cyprus

13 August 1913 Panayia, Paphos District, Vilayet of the Archipelago, British Cyprus

3 August 1977(1977-08-03) (63) Nicosia, Cyprus

16 August 1960 – 15 July 1974

Archbishop of Cyprus from 1950 to 1977 and 1st President of Cyprus "Archbishop Makarios" redirects here. For other uses, see Makarios and Macarius III. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Makarios III" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2020 ) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Makarios III (Greek: Μακάριος Γ΄ ; born Michael Christodoulou Mouskos (Greek: Μιχαήλ Χριστοδούλου Μούσκος); 13 August 1913 – 3 August 1977) was a Greek Cypriot clergyman and politician who served as the archbishop and primate of the autocephalous Church of Cyprus (1950–1977) and as the first president of Cyprus (1960–1977). In his three terms as president he survived four assassination attempts and a coup d'état. He is widely regarded by Greek Cypriots as the Father of the Nation or "Ethnarch".