"Denktash stands down as Turkish Cypriots prepare to go to polls
By Tabitha Morgan in Nicosia
(Filed: 15/04/2005)
Rauf Denktash, the Turkish Cypriot leader whose intransigence has scuppered many attempts to reunite the island, is retiring after almost 60 years in public life.
When Turkish Cypriots hold elections on Sunday, Mr Denktash will be absent from the ballot, opening the way for a more flexible leadership for the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus."
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