Demetris Christofias, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Demetris Christofias

6th President of the Republic of Cyprus

Date of Birth: 29-Aug-1946

Place of Birth: Kato Dikomo, Kyrenia District, Cyprus

Date of Death: 21-Jun-2019

Profession: politician

Nationality: Cyprus

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Demetris Christofias, also spelled Dimitris Christofias (Greek: ??µ?t??? ???st?f?a? [ði'mit?is x?i'stofças]; 29 August 1946 – 21 June 2019), was a Cypriot politician who served as the sixth President of Cyprus from 2008 to 2013.
Christofias was the General Secretary of AKEL, the Communist Party of Cyprus, and was the European Union's and Cyprus' first, and so far only, Communist head of state.
He won the 2008 Cypriot presidential elections in the second round of voting.
Throughout the election campaign, he pledged to restart talks with Turkish Cypriots in order to find a solution to the Cyprus dispute and reunify the island.
He also supported the closure of the British military bases on Cyprus.