Makarios III was the first president of this island nation
[DOC] [TLE] Makarios III - Wikipedia [PAR] Makarios III (Greek:  ), born Michail Christodoulou Mouskos was the 
archbishop and primate of the autocephalous Church of Cyprus, a Greek 
Orthodox Church (19501977), and the first President of the Republic of Cyprus (
19601974 and 19741977).