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* 1974 – In Nicosia, Cyprus, Greek Junta-sponsored nationalists launch a coup d ' état, deposing President Makarios and installing Nikos Sampson as Cypriot president.
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1974 and Nicosia
Dissatisfaction in Greece with Makarios convinced the Greek colonels to sponsor the 1974 coup in Nicosia.
During the Turkish army invasion of Cyprus in 1974, Turkish troops occupied northern Nicosia ( as well as the northern part of Cyprus ).
The second phase of the Turkish invasion was performed on 14 August 1974, where the Turkish army advanced their positions, eventually capturing a total of 37 % of Cypriot territory including the northern part of Nicosia and the cities of Kyrenia and Famagusta.
Since the complete division of Nicosia following the Turkish Invasion in 1974, the Nicosia Turkish Municipality has become the de facto local authority of northern Nicosia.
At the start of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, the attack on Nicosia airport caught all five of Cyprus Airways aircraft on the ground.
Of the four Tridents stranded at Nicosia International Airport., one was destroyed by Turkish Air force rocket fire and wreckage of its tail still exists at that airport and one was damaged by small arms fire remaining in the same position today as it did in 1974 slowly decaying.
All of the Cypriot airline's operations had to be suspended following the end of the hostilities in 1974 because the Nicosia International Airport, the only airport of the island, had to be closed.
On July 15, 1974 Ioannides took by surprise Makarios and organised a coup d ' etat in Nicosia at 8. 15 in the morning when Makarios ' forces were off guard.
In 1974, the national team enjoyed one of their most famous victories when they beat a Northern Ireland side 1 – 0 in Nicosia.
Until 1974 Cyprus used either the old GSP Stadium in central Nicosia, or the GSE stadium in Famagusta.
The meandering Buffer Zone marks the southernmost points that the Turkish troops occupied during the Turkish Invasion of Cyprus in August 1974, running between the cease fire lines of the Cypriot National Guard and Turkish army that de facto divides Cyprus into two, cutting through the capital of Nicosia.
Since 1974 the IPO has organized a series of lectures and conferences on the cultural dimension of international affairs ( Amman 1974 ; Innsbruck 1974 ; Vienna 1979 ; Rome 1981 ; Nicosia 1984 ); these activities preceded the current global discourse on the dialogue of civilizations in which the I. P. O.
An attempted coup by the Greek military-junta to unite the island with Greece in 1974 led to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, and the international community considers North Nicosia to be under Turkish occupation since then.
The second phase of the Turkish invasion was performed on the 14th August 1974, where the Turkish army advanced their positions, eventually capturing a total of 37 % of Cypriot territory including the northern part of Nicosia and the cities of Kyrenia and Famagusta.
On 20 July 1974, in response to the coup, Turkish troops landed near Kyrenia, forcing a narrow corridor to Nicosia within 2 days, until a ceasefire was negotiated on 22 July.
The ceasefire line of 1974 today still separates the two communities and is generally referred to as the Green Line ( or the ' Atilla Line '), and also runs through Nicosia, making it the only divided capital in the world.
Cyprus Turkish Airlines was established on 4 December 1974 in Nicosia with shares equally divided between THY and the Cash Development of the Consolidated Fund of the Assembly of the Turkish Cypriot Community ( Konsolide Fonu Inkisaf Sandigi ).
The Saladin was used by B sqn 16 / 5 Lancers during their defence of Nicosia airport in 1974 and subsequent armed recce operations under the banner of the UN.
* In 1974, Turkey launched an all out surprise attack on Cyprus on the pretext of intervening against a military coup by the Cyprus National Guard in Nicosia.
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