Cyprus

A Mediterranean Gem of History, Culture

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1958

Violent Clash between Greeks and Turks on Cyprus

12 Jun 1958

Violent Clash between Greeks and Turks on Cyprus

Bombing of the Turkish Press Office in Nicosia

07 Jun 1958

Deadly Rioting Erupts in Cyprus

27 Jan 1958

1956

Archbishop Makarios III Deported to Seychelles to Suppress Revolt

09 Mar 1956

1955

Greek Cypriots Rebel for Enosis with Guerrilla Warfare against British Rule.

1955

Struggle for Enosis: EOKA's Bomb Attacks

01 Apr 1955

Struggle for Enosis: EOKA's Bomb Attacks

1954

Limited Independence for Commonwealth Territories

28 Jul 1954

1950

Makarios III Elected as Archbishop of Cyprus and Ethnarch

18 Sep 1950

1949

End of Jewish Internment in British Hands.

1949

1946

Internment of Displaced Jews in Cyprus Camps

Aug 1946

Internment of Displaced Jews in Cyprus Camps

1941

Sir Charles Campbell Woolley Assumed the Role of Governor

1941

1940

Cypriots' Role in World War II and Enosis Demand

12 Apr 1940

1933

Sir Herbert Richmond Palmer's Appointment as Governor

08 Nov 1933

Sir Herbert Richmond Palmer's Appointment as Governor

1932

Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs's Appointment as Governor

20 Oct 1932

Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs's Appointment as Governor

1931

Riots Erupt as Greek Cypriots Demand Enosis

1931

Riots Erupt as Greek Cypriots Demand Enosis

1926

Sir Ronald Storrs Became The Governor of Cyprus

1926

Sir Ronald Storrs Became The Governor of Cyprus

1925

Sir Malcolm Stevenson Appointed as Governor of British Crown Colony in Cyprus

10 Mar 1925

1920

Appointment of Sir Malcolm Stevenson as Crown commissioner.

1920

1915

Appointment of Sir John Eugene Clauson as Crown commissioner.

1915

1914

British Annexation in World War I.

05 Nov 1914

1911

Appointment of Sir Hamilton Goold-Adams as Crown commissioner

1911

1904

Appointment of Sir Charles King-Harman as Crown Commissioner.

1904

1898

Appointment of Sir William Smith as Crown Commissioner

1898

1892

Sir Walter Sendall Appointed as New Crown commissioner

1892

Sir Walter Sendall Appointed as New Crown commissioner

1886

Sir Henry Bulwer Appointed Crown Commissioner

1886

1879

Sir Robert Biddulph Appointed Crown Commissioner

1879

Sir Robert Biddulph Appointed Crown Commissioner

1878

Appointment of Sir Garnet Joseph Wolseley as Crown Commissioner

22 Jul 1878

Appointment of Sir Garnet Joseph Wolseley as Crown Commissioner

British Occupation Begins Following the Congress of Berlin

12 Jul 1878

British Occupation Begins Following the Congress of Berlin

1821

Rebellion Against Ottoman Rule in Cyprus Led to Executions of Prominent Figures

1821

1788

Kyprianos Kouriokourineos Publishes "The Chronological History of the Island of Cyprus"

1788