Archbishop Makarios III and Rauf Denktash had…

Archbishop Makarios III and Rauf Denktash had agreed on acceptable guidelines for a bizonal federation in Cyprus early in 1977, dividing the island provisionally, but achieve no lasting, workable solution.

When Makarios died in August, Spyros Kyprianou, president of the House of Representatives, became acting president of the republic; he returns unopposed to this office in January 1978 for a five-year term.