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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).
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What are the two groups who struggled for power in the early republic?
Patricians and Plebeians
What 2 ethnic groups live on the island of Cyprus?
The two ethnic groups are Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. Two other ethnic groups are Armenians and Maronites
What two groups generally struggled for political control during the nineteenth century?
Federalists and anti Federalists.
What two groups generally struggled for political control during the early nineteenth century?
Federalists and anti Federalists.
Was independence fought for violently in Cyprus?
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.
What two European counties own half of Cyprus?
Cyprus is a free country!
In the first half of the 1800s what 3 groups struggled to gain a political advantage in European societies?
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.
What are the two main groups of people in Cyprus?
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.
What is the country that is in two parts?
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.
Which two countries in the Middle East are islands?
Cyprus and Bahrain are the two islands in the Middle East.
What are the names of the two islands middle east countrie s?
Bahrain and Cyprus are two islands in the Middle East region.
What is the Cyprus flag?
The flag of Cyprus is very unusual in that it contains a map of the country. It is a copper coloured map of Cyprus on a white background with two olive branches underneath.
