Complex sentence: Rauf Raif Denktaş (or Denktash) (27 January 1924 13 January 2012) was a Barrister, Jurist and founding President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), holding that position from 1983 to 2005.
Split into simpler sentences: Rauf Raif Denktaş (or Denktash) (27 January 1924 13 January 2012) was a Barrister, Jurist and founding President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). He was the first President of the TRNC, holding that position from 1983 to 2005.