"Former Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash has died after a long illness.
Denktash's family announced Friday that he had died earlier in the day, two weeks before his 88th birthday.
Denktash, who had experienced deteriorating health for some time, was admitted to a hospital in northern Cyprus on January 8. He died of multiple organ failure.
Denktash was a staunch, lifelong advocate for a separate Turkish Cypriot state on the island that has been split since 1974, when Turkey invaded after a coup by supporters of a union with Greece."
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Denktash's family announced Friday that he had died earlier in the day, two weeks before his 88th birthday.
Denktash, who had experienced deteriorating health for some time, was admitted to a hospital in northern Cyprus on January 8. He died of multiple organ failure.
Denktash was a staunch, lifelong advocate for a separate Turkish Cypriot state on the island that has been split since 1974, when Turkey invaded after a coup by supporters of a union with Greece."
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