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However, Makarios had made an impact on many Greek Cypriots not close to the Church with his youth, his energy, his learning and eloquence and, above all, his personal magnetism - the element so essential to a popular leader. In due course the people chose their local representatives, who then nominated delegates to sit with the bishops and abbots on the electoral board. Eventually, on 18 October 1950, the Bishop of Kitium was elected Archbishop as Makarios III by a majority claimed to represent 97 per cent of the Greek Cypriot people.
His final report from the 'Sixth' showed that he got - in the system of Greek marking - 10 ou t of 10 for Religion, French and History, 9 for English and 8 for Ancient Greek and Mathematics - his lowest marks in any subject. 6 After finishing at the Pancyprian in the summer of 1936 Michael returned to Kykko, where presently he was put in charge of the monastery school. He had sobered down since his earlier exuberance as a young novice and now, in his mid-twenties, he acquired the reputation of being a strict but good teacher whose commendation was always valued.
The General Confederation of Greek Workers, 46 Makarios prompted by its colleagues in SEK, proposed the formation of a Panhellenic Committee for the Union of Cyprus with Greece, and the Primate of All Greece, Archbishop Spyridon of Athens, subsequently became its president. He said the Church of Greece had decided to shoulder its responsibilities where the government hesitated. During the summer the committee organised a number of pro-Enosis rallies in Athens and other cities. With these gratifying but insubstantial results, the Cypriot delegation eventually returned to Nicosia, where Makarios was now enthroned as Archbishop.