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

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 21 April 1967, a group of right-wing army officers staged a military coup in Greece, overthrowing the elected government in a swift and...

The first night of the EOKA struggle (1955)

“The night of 31st March to 1st April 1955 was a serene spring night filled with the delicate fragrance of blossoming lemon trees. In...

75th anniversary of the Enosis referendum: Church, British opposition, and AKEL’s role

Today marks 75 years since the historic day of the Enosis referendum in 1950, when 95.7% of Greek Cypriots, under British rule at the...

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