Following many years of research this book examines the life of the late Archbishop Makarios III, since his early years and the factors that affected his personality. It gives detail account of Makarios’ university years in Athens during WWII and his election initially as Bishop and soon after as Archbishop of the Orthodox church of Cyprus in 1950. Since then and for the following 27 years he became the leading figure in Cypriot affairs.

Born in Agios Theodoros of the occupied Karpas peninsula of Cyprus, he graduated from the Famagusta Greek Gymnasium, studied physics at Athens University and electronics at the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology, Cardiff (MSc). On completing his studies, in January 1974, he returned to Cyprus but after the July Turkish invasion he went back to the United Kingdom. He worked for ATV and for British Telecom (Research Center, data networks and information systems) for many years and thereafter as director and consultant of other IT companies. Along with his professional work he was involved in various other fields, as active member and president of Greek diaspora organisations. Since 1978, he was also involved with the Greek education in London. He is a researcher of archival sources and author of the award-winning book “Agios Theodoros Karpasias, Place and People” (1986), the four-volume work “Georgios Grivas Digenis – Biography” (1995-2008), “Makrasyka, Place and People” (2010) and “The last escapee” (2014), “Eptakomi, Place and People”, “British Politicians supporting Self-Determination and Human Rights in Cyprus in the 1950’s “, “Chronicle of the EOKA struggle “. Many of his articles and researches were published in the Cypriot, Greek and UK-Greek media. He is married and lives with his family in London.