Spyros Kyprianou; Leader of Greek Cypriots From: The Washington Post | Date: March 13, 2002 | Copyright 2002 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Former Greek Cypriot president Spyros Kyprianou, 69, a fierce opponent of the war-divided island's breakaway Turkish state, died March 12 at a hospital here of pelvic cancer.

Mr. Kyprianou, a leading figure among hard-line Greek Cypriots opposed to giving concessions to the Turkish Cypriot minority, was president until 1988 and remained influential in politics afterward.

Cyprus has been divided since the Turkish army invaded in July 1974 and seized the northern third of the islan...

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