In 1960, Cyprus gained its independence from Great Britain.

He gained the patronage of the Greek Orthodox Bishop of Cyprus, who brought him to Venice, where his abilities were immediately recognized.

Cyprus became independent in 1960, and Clerides gained political power as a member of the United Democratic Party.

Although Cyprus gained its independence, it came with a complex constitution and the 1960 Treaty of Guarantee – a security arrangement comprising a three-way guarantee from Turkey, Greece and Britain that none would annex the independent republic.

Assyrian domination of Cyprus was short-lived, however, and its city-kingdoms soon gained independence once more.

Cyprus gained independence between 669 and 663 BCE.

On August 16, 1960 Cyprus gained its independence from the United Kingdom, after an anti-British campaign by the Greek Cypriot EOKA ( National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters ), a guerrilla group which desired political union with Greece, or enosis.

He gained Pericles ' support and sailed to Cyprus with two hundred triremes of the Delian League.

The office was created in 1960, after Cyprus gained its independence from the United Kingdom.

Grivas arrived in Cyprus himself on June 10, 1964 and used the popularity he gained in Cyprus and Greece during the EOKA era to coerce the governments of Greece and Cyprus into appointing him supreme military commander of Cyprus.

During his debut season for Athletic, Ezquerro gained his sole cap for Spain, in an infamous UEFA Euro 2000 qualifier against Cyprus, which ended with a 2 – 3 away loss and the sacking of coach Javier Clemente, on 5 September 1998.

* 1960 – Cyprus gains its independence from the United Kingdom.

Cyprus recognized Bosnia and Herzegovina ’ s independence on 7 February 2000, both countries established diplomatic relations on the same date.

On 15 November 1983 the Turkish Cypriot North declared independence and the formation of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ( TRNC ), which has been recognized only by Turkey.

Since gaining independence from the United Kingdom in 1960, Cyprus has had a record of successful economic performance, reflected in strong growth, full employment conditions and relative stability.

Prior to independence, Makarios-by virtue of his post as Archbishop of Cyprus and head of the Cypriot Orthodox Church-was the Greek Cypriot Ethnarch, or de facto leader of the community.

* 1959 – The United Kingdom grants Cyprus independence, which is then formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960.

As the island of Cyprus was heading towards independence from the United Kingdom the Greek ( 82 %) and Turkish ( 18 %) communities began embroiled to a bitter inter-communal fighting, partly sponsored by the two " motherlands ".

* Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Cyprus from United Kingdom in 1960.

Some areas possess de facto independence, such as Taiwan, North Cyprus, Kosovo, and South Ossetia, but their independence is disputed by one or more major states.

In the aftermath, Turkish Cypriots declared a separate political entity in the form of the Turkish Federative State of Cyprus in 1975 and by 1983 made a unilateral declaration of independence as the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which was recognised only by Turkey.

The United Nations continues to recognize the sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus according to the terms of its independence in 1960.

This strategy was used in the USA in its War of Independence and in Ireland, in Kenya, in Algeria and in Cyprus during their independence struggles.

* February 19 – The United Kingdom decides to grant Cyprus its independence.

* August 15 – Cyprus gains independence.

** The Mediterranean island of Cyprus receives its independence from the United Kingdom.

During the 5th century AD, the church of Cyprus achieved its independence from the Patriarch of Antioch at the Council of Ephesus in 431.

Statue of Liberty symbolising the independence of Cyprus.

The northern part of the city functions as the capital of the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, a disputed breakaway region whose independence is recognized only by Turkey, and which the rest of the international community considers as occupied territory of the Republic of Cyprus since the Turkish invasion in 1974.

The unification with Greece failed and instead the independence of Cyprus was declared in 1960.

On November 15, 1983, Turkish Cypriots proclaimed their independence as the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

The Turkish invasion, the continuous occupation of Cyprus as well as the self-declaration of independence of the TRNC have been condemned by several United Nations Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly and the Security Council.

Aphrodite is usually said to have been born near Paphos, on the island of Cyprus, for which reason she is called " Cyprian ", especially in the poetic works of Sappho.

However, Sargon took this process further, conquering many of the surrounding regions to create an empire that reached westward as far as the Mediterranean Sea and perhaps Cyprus ( Kaptara ); northward as far as the mountains ( a later Hittite text asserts he fought the Hattite king Nurdaggal of Burushanda, well into Anatolia ); eastward over Elam ; and as far south as Magan ( Oman ) — a region over which he reigned for purportedly 56 years, though only four " year-names " survive.

A special burial ground for infants, a tophetAgelarakis A., “ The Amathous ( tophet ) cremations in Cyprus ”, In D. Christou on “ Human Cremations at the Western Necropolis of Amathous ” < Cremations in Bronze and Early Iron Age >, Proceedings of Int.

It certainly maintained strong Phoenician sympathies, for it was its refusal to join the philhellene league of Onesilos of Salamis which provoked the revolt of Cyprus from Achaemenid Persia in 500-494BC, when Amathus was besieged unsuccessfully and avenged itself by the capture and execution of Onesilos.

From Cyprus they went to the port of Antioch in Syria, and thence traveled for a year to the Khan's court, going ten leagues ( 55. 56 kilometers ) per day.

Cyprus: population growth 1961-2003 ( numbers for the entire island, excluding in recent years some 150, 000 Turkish immigrants residing in Northern Cyprus ).

The division of Cyprus has remained an intractable political problem plaguing relations between Greece and Turkey, and drawing in NATO, of which both Greece and Turkey are members, and latterly the European Union, which has admitted Greece and Cyprus and which Turkey has been seeking to join for over twenty years.

After the 1974 invasion following a Greek junta-based coup attempt, Makarios secured international recognition of his Greek Cypriot government as the sole legal authority on Cyprus, which has proved to be a very significant strategic advantage for the Greek Cypriots in the decades since.

* took a dim view of any proposals which did not allow for the repatriation of Turkish settlers from the mainland who had emigrated to Cyprus since 1974 ; and

In December 2002, the EU formally invited Cyprus to join in 2004, insisting that EU membership would apply to the whole island and hoping that it would provide a significant enticement for reunification resulting from the outcome of ongoing talks.

There is now a focus on convincing Turkey to recognise the government of Cyprus, a requirement for Turkish admission advocated most strongly by Cyprus and France.

In addition, businesses from outside the EU use Cyprus as their entry-point for investment into Europe.

In 2007 fiscal it amounted for 21. 1 percent of total exports of Cyprus.

At that same period it was responsible for 17. 7 percent of goods and services imported by Cyprus.

* The International Institute for Diasporic and Transcultural Studies ( IIDTS )-a transnational institute incorporating Jean Moulin University ( Lyons, France ), the University of Cyprus, Sun Yat-sen University ( Guangzhou, China ) and Liverpool Hope University ( UK )-is a dedicated research network operating in a transdisciplinary logic and focussed on cultural representation ( and auto-representation ) of diasporic communities throughout the world.

* Androula Vassiliou ( United Democrats, Cyprus ): European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth

In 2004 the Annan Plan for Cyprus was put to vote but whilst it was accepted by the north, it was rejected by the Greek-Cypriots as it meant in their eyes, endorsing a confederal state with a weak central government and considerable local autonomy.

Greece calls for the removal of Turkish troops from Cyprus and the restoration of a unified state.

Ayios Nikolaos Station in Cyprus is run by the British Armed Forces for GCHQ.

On Cyprus, very early archaeological sites contain bull skulls that have been adapted for use as masks ( see Bull ( mythology )).

But when, in early 1915, the Allies asked for Greek help in the Dardanelles campaign, offering Cyprus in exchange, their diverging views became apparent: Constantine had been educated in Germany, was married to Sophia of Prussia, sister of Kaiser Wilhelm, and was convinced of the Central Powers ' victory.

In July 2012, a Lebanese man was detained by Cyprus police on possible charges relating to terrorism laws for planning attacks against Israeli tourists.