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| Cyprus ex-leader's corpse stolen | |
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| Thieves have stolen the corpse of Tassos Papadopoulos, the former president of the Republic of Cyprus, police say. | Thieves have stolen the corpse of Tassos Papadopoulos, the former president of the Republic of Cyprus, police say. |
| Mr Papadopoulos' body was removed after his grave in Nicosia was broken into overnight, officials said. | |
| Marios Garoyan, leader of the former premier's centre-right Diko party, condemned the act as a "heinous and terrible crime", AFP reported. | Marios Garoyan, leader of the former premier's centre-right Diko party, condemned the act as a "heinous and terrible crime", AFP reported. |
| Mr Papadopoulos died of lung cancer in Nicosia in 2008, aged 74. | Mr Papadopoulos died of lung cancer in Nicosia in 2008, aged 74. |
| The theft from the Deftera village cemetery in Nicosia was discovered a day before the first anniversary of his death. | The theft from the Deftera village cemetery in Nicosia was discovered a day before the first anniversary of his death. |
| The motive for the theft remains unclear, investigators say. | The motive for the theft remains unclear, investigators say. |
| A veteran of Greek Cypriot politics, Mr Papadopoulos became president in 2003 but lost a bid for a second term in 2008. He was defeated by Demetris Christofias, a former coalition partner. | A veteran of Greek Cypriot politics, Mr Papadopoulos became president in 2003 but lost a bid for a second term in 2008. He was defeated by Demetris Christofias, a former coalition partner. |
| One of his achievements was to oversee the Republic of Cyprus's entry into the European Union in 2004. | One of his achievements was to oversee the Republic of Cyprus's entry into the European Union in 2004. |