Cyprus is one country with two major ethno-religious groups: Orthodox Greeks (Christians) and Sunni Turks (Muslims). They coexisted in a state of uneasy peace until Greeks from mainland Greece tried to perform Enosis (Annexation) of the island. The Turkish government used this as pretext to invade and militarily occupy the northern third of the island. Most Turkish Cypriots fled to the Turkish-occupied zone and most Greek Cypriots in the zone fled to independent Cyprus, making the island ethnically divided between Independent Cyprus and Occupied Cyprus (called by its supporters the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus).
The two ethnic groups are Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. Two other ethnic groups are Armenians and Maronites
Patricians and Plebeians
Federalists and anti Federalists.
Federalists and anti Federalists.
Cyprus was a former British colony. In 1960, its date of independence, proved to be a soon internal struggle between Greek and Turkish Cypriots. There was heavy violence between these two groups.
Cyprus is a free country!
The majority of Cyprus is made of Greek Cypriots and a minority is made of Turkish Cypriots. There have also been an influx of forced migration from the Turkish mainland that has doubled the number of "Turkish Cypriots" even though these people have no Cypriot heritage and have been used in an attempt to change the population dynamics in Cyprus.
In the first half of the 1800s, the 3 groups that struggled to gain a political advantage in European societies were Spain, France, and England.
Cyprus is a country that is divided into two parts: the Republic of Cyprus in the south and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in the north. The division occurred in 1974 after a military intervention by Turkey.
Cyprus and Bahrain are the two islands in the Middle East.
Bahrain and Cyprus are two islands in the Middle East region.
Yes, the Black Death did reach Cyprus. The plague arrived on the island in 1347, following its spread through trade routes from Asia to Europe. It had devastating effects on the population, significantly reducing the number of inhabitants and causing social and economic upheaval. The disease's impact was felt for many years as Cyprus struggled to recover from the aftermath.