Tag: junta

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

Cyprus July 15, 2026 at 18:19

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...

Burkina Faso political parties banned by ruling junta

International January 30, 2026 at 15:07

Junta tightens grip on political life Burkina Faso’s military rulers have announced a ban on all political parties, more than two years after seizing power...

Tonight in Nicosia: launch of “50 Years Later: Cyprus 15/7/1974”

Life December 5, 2025 at 11:10

Tonight at 7:00 p.m. at the Journalists’ House in Nicosia, journalist Nikos Papanastasiou presents his major new two-volume work “50 Years Later: Cyprus 15/7/1974”. The...

ON THIS DAY: Athens Polytechnic Uprising (1973)

On this Day November 17, 2025 at 20:31

A day that defined resistance to Greece’s junta On 17 November 1973, the Athens Polytechnic Uprising reached its devastating conclusion as the Greek military junta deployed tanks...