Rauf Denktaş
Rauf Denktaş | |
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| 1st President of Northern Cyprus | |
| In office 25 April 1990 – 24 April 2005 (14 years, 364 days) | |
| Prime Minister | Derviş Eroğlu Hakkı Atun Derviş Eroğlu Mehmet Ali Talat |
| Preceded by | Hakkı Atun (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Mehmet Ali Talat |
| In office 15 November 1983 – 15 March 1990 (6 years, 120 days) | |
| Prime Minister | Mustafa Çağatay Nejat Konuk Derviş Eroğlu |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Hakkı Atun (acting) |
| President of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus | |
| In office 13 February 1975 – 15 November 1983 (8 years, 275 days) | |
| Vice President of Cyprus | |
| In office 18 February 1973 – 15 July 1974 (1 year, 147 days) | |
| President | Makarios III |
| Preceded by | Fazıl Küçük |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 January 1924 |
| Died | 13 January 2012 (aged 87) |
| Party | National Unity Party |
| Spouse | Aydın Denktaş |
| Children | 6, including Serdar (3 predeceased him) |
| Education | The English School, Nicosia |
| Alma mater | Lincoln's Inn |
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| Profession | Barrister |
| Parents | Raif Mehmet Bey (1882–1941) Emine Hanım |
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Rauf Raif Denktaş (27 January 1924 – 13 January 2012) was a Turkish Cypriot politician, barrister and jurist who served as the founding president of Northern Cyprus. He occupied this position as the president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus between the declaration of the de facto state by Denktaş in 1983 and 2005, as the president of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus between 1975 and 1983 and as the president of the Autonomous Turkish Cypriot Administration between 1974 and 1975. He was also elected in 1973 as the Vice President of the Republic of Cyprus.