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Former President of Cyprus, Giorgos Vasiliou, Hospitalized

Published January 8, 2026, 08:19
Former President of Cyprus, Giorgos Vasiliou, Hospitalized

Former President of the Republic of Cyprus, Giorgos Vasiliou, has been hospitalized at the General Hospital of Nicosia since Tuesday, January 6th. His health condition is described as serious and he is being closely monitored by medical staff. The 94-year-old Vasiliou served as President of Cyprus from 1988 to 1993. The news of his hospitalization has caused concern in Cyprus, as Vasiliou is an iconic figure in the country's political history. According to the spokesperson of OKYPY, Charalambos Charilaou, the treating doctors consider his health condition to be serious. No further details have been given regarding the former President's illness.