Tassos (Efstathios) Nikolaou Papadopoulos (in Greek, Τάσσος (Ευστάθιος) Νικολάου Παπαδόπουλος– 7 January 1934 – 12 December 2008) was a Cypriot politician. He served as the fifth President of the Republic of Cyprus from February 28, 2003 to February 28, 2008. Former Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos has died; Famagusta Gazette, 12 December 2008 Cypriot ex-leader dies of cancer; BBC News Online, 12 December 2008