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Fifty-two years since the betrayal

Fifty-two years since the betrayal

Fifty-two years ago today, the junta of the Colonels and their agents in Cyprus, EOKA B, staged their treacherous coup. We are still living with the fallout of that crime today.

The coup to topple President Makarios on 15 July 1974 opened the door to Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus, and a significant part of our country has been under occupation ever since. Historical research has proven that, in 1974, there was a plan against our homeland: to carve it up and seize total control....

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