Enosis
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Enosis was an irredentist ideology and political movement calling for the union of then British-ruled Cyprus with Greece. It was held among the island's Greek Cypriot majority and was associated with
A Cypriot demonstration in the 1930s in favour of enosis. The sign reads 'Long live union'.
Allied troops marching during the occupation of Istanbul
Photo of the Burning of Smyrna (1922)
1974 Cypriot coup d'état
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A military coup d'état was executed by the Cypriot National Guard on 15 July 1974 with Greek support. The coup plotters removed the sitting President of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios III, from office an
Enosis
…at the time. Rauf Denktaş, the Turkish Cypriot leader, called for military intervention by the United Kingdom and Turkey to prevent enosis and the 1974 Cypriot coup d'état prompted Turkey into unilaterally invading Cyprus, which led to the de facto partition of the island and a dispute continuing as of 2026. The events…
Makarios III and Robert F. Wagner NYWTS cropped