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Kýpros
Cyprus, coat of arms
Adopted 01 Sep 1960 
 
 Coat of Arms to 1489
 
 
Part of Hittite Empire
708 BC Part of Assyria
545 BC Part of Persian Empire
330 BC Part of Macedon
58 BC Part of Roman Empire
07 Jan 395                Part of Byzantine Empire
       1192 - 14 May 1489 Crusader Kingdom of Cyprus
14 Mar 1489               Sold to Venice Venice
15 Aug 1573               Part of Ottoman Empire
12 Jul 1878               British rule under Ottoman suzerainty
05 Nov 1914               Annexed by Britain
10 Mar 1925               British Crown Colony
16 Aug 1960               Independence, Republic of Cyprus
15 Jul 1974 -             Northern Cyprus occupied by Turkey
15 Nov 1983 -             Turkish Republic of Cyprus proclaimed (not recognised)
01 May 2004               Accession to the EU
 
Government: Republic.
Capital: Nicosia.
Language: Greek, Turkish, Armenian, English, Arabic.
Religion: Orthodox, Islam, Greek Catholic.
National Anthem: "Ymnos eís tín Eleftherían" (Ode to Freedom).
National Day: Independence Day, 16 August (1960).
National Motto: Den Xechnó kai agonízomai (I do not forget and I strive).
EU Accession: May 1st 2004.
Currency Euro (Cypriot Lira 1960-2007).
 
Monarchs
391-378 Evagoros
114-107 Ptolemy Aléxandros
107-89 Ptolemy Lathyrus
80-58 Ptolemy Auletes
       1184 -        1191 Commenus, Isaak
       1192 - 18 Jul 1194 d'Lusignan, Gky
18 Jul 1194 - 01 Apr 1205 d'Lusignan, Amorí I
01 Apr 1205 - 10 Jan 1218 d'Lusignan, Oúgos I
10 Jan 1218 - 18 Jan 1253 d'Lusignan, Erríkos I
18 Jan 1253 - 08 Dec 1267 d'Lusignan, Oúgos II
08 Dec 1267 - 24 Mar 1284 d'Lusignan, Oúgos III
24 Mar 1284 - 20 May 1285 d'Lusignan, Ioánnis I
20 May 1285 - 26 Apr 1306 d'Lusignan, Erríkos II (1st Time)
26 Apr 1306 - 05 Jun 1310 d'Lusignan, Amorí II
                          (Regent of Cyprus, Prince of Tyre)
05 Jun 1310 - 31 Aug 1324 d'Lusignan, Erríkos II (2nd Time)
31 Aug 1324 - 10 Oct 1359 d'Lusignan, Oúgos IV
10 Oct 1359 - 17 Jan 1369 d'Lusignan, Pétros I
10 Oct 1369 - 13 Oct 1382 d'Lusignan, Pétros II
13 Oct 1382 - 09 Sep 1398 d'Lusignan, Iákovos I
09 Sep 1398 - 29 Jun 1432 d'Lusignan, Iánós
29 Jun 1432 - 28 Jul 1458 d'Lusignan, Ioánnis II
28 Jul 1458 - 1464        d'Lusignan, Karlóta
                          (left Cyprus 1463, deposed 1464)
       1464 - 10 Jul 1473 d'Lusignan, Iákovos II
10 Jul 1473 -    Aug 1474 d'Lusignan, Iákovos III
   Aug 1474 - 14 May 1489 Cornaro, Aikaterína II
Presidents
16 Aug 1960 - 03 Aug 1977 Makários III Mihaíl Christódoulou Moúskos .......... 1913-1977
                          (deposed 15 Jul - 23 Jul 1974)
15 Jul      - 23 Jul 1974 Nikólaos Griorgíades Sampsón ....................... 1935-2001 EOKA
03 Aug 1977 - 28 Feb 1988 Spýros Achilléos Kypíanoú .......................... 1932-2002 DIKO
28 Feb 1988 - 28 Feb 1993 Geórgios Vasou Vasilíou ............................ 1931-
28 Feb 1993 - 28 Feb 2003 Glavkos Ioánnou Klirídis ........................... 1919-2003 DISY
28 Feb 2003 - 28 Feb 2008 Efstathios Nikólaou Papadópoulos ................... 1934-2008 DIKO 
28 Feb 2008 - 28 Feb 2013 Dimítris Chrístofi Christófias ..................... 1946-     AKEL
28 Feb 2013 -             Níkos Chrysanthou Anastasiádis ..................... 1946-     DISY
 
 
AKEL=Anorthotiko Komma Ergazomenou Laou (Progressive Party of the Working People, Communist)
DIKO=Dimokratikon Komma (Democratic Party, Centerist)
DISY=Dimokratikos Synagermos (Democratic Coalition, Conservative)
EOKA=Ethniki Organosis Kiprios Agonistan, National Organization of Cyprot Fighters, Nationalist)
KOP=Kinima Oikologio Perivallontisto (Ecological and Enrivonmental Movement, Environmenalist)
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UN Buffer Zone

 

04 Mar 1964 -             UN force in Cypres

17 Aug 1974 -             US monitored Buffer Zone between Greek and Turkish forces

 

Commanders of United Nations Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)

06 Mar      -    Jun 1964 P.S. Gyani (India) ................................. 1910-

08 Jul 1964 -    Dec 1965 Kodandera Subayya Thimayya (India).................. 1906-1965

   Dec 1965 -    May 1966 Alexander James Wilson (UK) ........................ 1921-2004

                          (acting)

   May 1966 -    Dec 1969 Ilmari Armas-Eino Martola (Finland) ................ 1896-1986

   Dec 1969 -    Dec 1976 Dewan Prem Chand (India) ........................... 1916-2003

   Dec 1976 -    Mar 1981 James J. Quinn (Ireland)

   Mar 1981 -    Apr 1988 Günther G. Greindl (Austria)

   Apr 1988 -    Apr 1992 Clive Milner (Canada)

   Apr 1992 - 31 Jul 1994 Michael F. Minehane (Ireland)

01 Aug 1994 - 28 Feb 1997 Ahti Toimi Paavali Vartiainen (Finland)

28 Feb 1997 - 15 Dec 1999 Evergisto Arturo de Vergara (Argentina)

16 Dec 1999 - 15 Dec 2001 Victory Rana (Nepal) 

07 Jan 2002 -    Dec 2003 Jin Ha Hwang (South Korea)

07 Jan 2004 - 12 Jan 2006 Herbert Joaquin Figoli Almandos (Uruguay) 

15 Feb 2006 - 31 Mar 2008 Rafael José Barni (Argentina)

03 Apr 2008 -    Dec 2010 Mario César Sánchez Debernardi (Peru)

13 Jan 2011 - 11 Aug 2014 Chao Liu (China)

11 Aug 2014 -             Kristin Lund (Norway)

 

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