Cyprus veteran Denktash dead at 88
In one of his last in-depth interviews given to the Famagusta Gazette in 2010, he said that he wanted to be remembered chiefly for establishing the “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus”.
CAROL AMENT / FG ONLINE
• Fri, Jan 13, 2012
FORMER Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash has died.
He was re-admitted to hospital earlier this week in a critical condition suffering from a weakened heart, which lead to multiple organ failure.
In 2011, he suffered a partial paralysis caused by an embolism.
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