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10 matches to Cyprus
Barnabas, St. -61. Cyprus Christian. Founded church at Antioch.
Berlin Congress. 1878. Bulgaria divided, independence for Romania, Serbia. Turkey gains Macedonia. Russia gains Armenia. Britain gains Cyprus. Revised San Stefano treaty.
Cyprus. Stone, Bronze Age civilizations. 1450BC Egypt. 1200BC Greek. 1000 Phoenicia. 709 Assyria. 569 Egypt. 6C Persia. 333 Macedonia. 294 Egypt. 47BC Rome...330 AD Byzantine. 7C Moslem. 1191 Crusaders. 1489 Venice. 1571 Turk. 1878 British lease...1914 Britain annexes. 1927 Crown Colony. 1960 Republic. 1963-4 Civil War, Greece and Turkey intervene. 1974 Turkey invades, partition.
Cyprus Emergency. 1952-9. Pro-Greece EOKA terrorists vs British.
Cyprus Revolt. 1925-31. For union with Greece.
EOKA. 1955-74. Cyprus anti-British movement for union with Greece.
Karamanlis, Konstantinos. 1907-98. Greek Prime Minister 1955-63, 74-80. President 1980-. Resolved Cyprus crises 1960,74.
Lepanto, Battle. 1571. Major Christian naval victory vs Turks, saving Cyprus.
Makarios III. 1913-77. Orthodox archbishop. Pro-Greek Cyprus president 1959-.
Thant, U. 1909-74. Burmese statesman. UN Secretary General. 1962-71. Cuban Missile Crisis. Congo. Cyprus. Six Day War.