George Vassiliou, 'eternal optimist' president who led Cyprus into the EU, dies at 94

NICOSIA, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Former Cyprus President George Vassiliou, who died on Wednesday aged 94, once risked ‌arrest in Cold War Hungary smuggling a banned political manifesto past the Iron Curtain. Read full story

Source : https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2026/01/14/george-vassiliou-039eternal-optimist039-president-who-led-cyprus-into-the-eu-dies-at-94