Tag: Cyprus history

52nd annual George Grivas Digenis memorial held under tight security

Bishop presides over annual memorial Bishop of Amathus Nikolaos led the 52nd annual national memorial for EOKA leader General George Grivas Digenis on Sunday morning...

Cyprus celebrates Independence Day on 1 October

Cyprus marks its Independence Day on 1 October, a national holiday that commemorates the island’s independence from British colonial rule in 1960. The day is...

EOKA Foundation brands critics as propaganda mouthpieces

The EOKA Liberation Struggle Foundation and the Council of Historical Memory of the Struggle have issued a strongly worded statement on recent public debates...

61 years since the deadly Tylliria bombing

Today marks the 61st Tylliria bombing anniversary, recalling the deadly August 1964 Turkish air raids that devastated the region. For three consecutive days, from...

1 July 1878: When the Ottomans sold Cyprus to Britain

On 1 July 1878, a new chapter began for Cyprus as the island transitioned from Ottoman to British administration. This followed an agreement signed...

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