Tag: Cyprus 1974

August 19, 1974: US ambassador Roger Davies assassinated in Nicosia

Cyprus
On August 19, 1974, just days after the second phase of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, US Ambassador to Cyprus Roger Davies was shot...

14 August 1974: Second phase Turkish invasion of Cyprus begins

Cyprus
On 14 August 1974, the second phase of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus began, dramatically expanding the territory under Turkish military control and leaving...

1974 testimonies: Atrocities against civilian women during the invasion

Cyprus
More than five decades after the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, archived police statements, historical records and reports by foreign correspondents continue to document...

Sirens at 08:20: The road to the 15 July 1974 coup

Cyprus
Every year, in every city, at 08:20 in the morning on the 15th of July, the wailing of sirens sounds across the Republic of...

ON THIS DAY: The Greek military junta seizes power (1967)

On this Day
On 21 April 1967, a group of right-wing army officers staged a military coup in Greece, overthrowing the elected government in a swift and...
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Second five-vehicle pile-up on Limassol–Nicosia motorway

Cyprus
A five-vehicle collision occurred on Sunday afternoon on the...

Turkey’s plan for Cyprus and Greece revealed

Cyprus
Ankara is making it clear to its international counterparts...

Drunk driver involved in Paphos road accident, hospitalised

Cyprus
A 42-year-old driver was injured in a road collision...

Kyprianos’ father shares heartbreaking account: ‘I couldn’t pray when I went through it’

Cyprus
Father Christodoulos Papagiannis has spoken about the loss of...
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