Rauf Denktaş
Rauf Denktaş | |
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| President of Northern Cyprus | |
| In office 15 November 1983 – 24 April 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Nejat Konuk Derviş Eroğlu Hakkı Atun Mehmet Ali Talat |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Mehmet Ali Talat |
| President of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus | |
| In office 13 February 1975 – 15 November 1983 | |
| Vice President of Cyprus | |
| In office 18 February 1973 – 15 July 1974 | |
| President | Makarios III |
| Preceded by | Fazıl Küçük |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 January 1924 Paphos, British Cyprus |
| Died | 13 January 2012 (aged 87) North Nicosia, Northern Cyprus |
| Nationality | Turkish Cypriot |
| Political party | National Unity Party |
| Spouse | Aydın Denktaş |
| Children | 6, including Serdar (3 predeceased him) |
| Alma mater | The English School, Nicosia Lincoln's Inn |
| Occupation | Politician, statesman, political writer |
| Profession | Barrister |
| Parents | Raif Mehmet Bey (1882–1941) Emine Hanim |
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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.