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The history of Cyprus

 

Initial documentary evidence points to Cyprus having undergone some form of colonial rule under the Assyrians.

 

The nation was again conquered by Egypt after a brief period of respite as a free nation, followed by another spell of colonial rule after being conquered by the Persians. Sometime in 58 BC, Cyprus became a province of Rome and had a very difficult period during the Jewish uprising that took place in 115/116 AD.

 

The people of Cyprus also have very strong affiliations with the early church and were said to have been converted to Christianity by the Apostle Paul.

 

In 1878, Cyprus ceased to be a protectorate of the Ottoman Empire and came under the rule of the United Kingdom with a British High Commissioner appointed to oversee its affairs in the person of Lieutenant-General Sir Garnet Joseph Wolseley.

 

This period was quite a difficult one for the indigenes of the island who had to endure heavy taxes and lack of participation in the management of their affairs.

 

The peaceful co-existence of the two ethnic majorities on the island was a big problem for the British and given the fact the Greeks were expelled against their will from Asia Minor, it was getting more difficult to handle.

 

There were growing calls and aspirations for what the Greek Cypriots referred to as ‘enosis’ or union with Greece and ‘taksim’ which was its equivalent amongst the Turkish Cypriots.

 

It became a Crown Colony in 1925 after the First World War during which it was annexed by Britain. Prior to its colonization, Britain had resorted to annexation when the Ottoman Empire declared war on Britain amongst others.

 

The clamor for unification with Greece continued unabated for years and even resulted in the burning down of the Government House in Nicosia in 1931.

 

Following the declaration in 1948 by King Paul of Greece that Cyprus desired unification with Greece, pressure mounted on Britain to yield to their demands but all the pressure failed to result in the desired end and actually caused fear amongst the Turkish population.

 

Of course the Second World War had ended and Britain had withdrawn from Egypt, making Cyprus its new Middle Eastern headquarters.

 

Britain’s failure or refusal to accede to the desires of the Greek Cypriots led to the formation of the group; Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston (EOKA) which mounted armed struggle against the colonial government on the island, targeting and destroying key installations and personnel.

 

This and other events including the Suez debacle in 1957 helped change the stance of the British government on the issue as well as cheap flights to larnaca.

 

In 1960, after many years of struggle through different means, Cyprus finally gained its independence from Britain with Archbishop Makarios III as its first President. The following year, it became the 99th member of the United Nations.

 

The independence however, did not prevent the internal wrangling amongst the Greek and Turkish Cypriots.

 

Violence erupted following continued plans by the Greeks Cypriots towards enosis and the proposed exclusion of the Turkish Cypriots from parliament and government administration.

 

In 1974, armed confrontation sponsored by Greece and Turkey resulted in Turkish occupation of 38% of the island while the Greek Cypriots occupy the other parts. Focus on Cyprus is a good place to check out further history of the development of the Republic of Cyprus.

 

There exists to this day, a UN peace keeping mission maintaining a buffer zone on the island.

 

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290710—The history of Cyprus by Georgious Skanapoulodis of Tottenham, London

 

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