Cyprus Critical History Archive: Reconsidering the culture of violence in Cyprus, 1955-64

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Missing Soldier in Cyprus - War Office Statement

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Casualties in 1956

Tags: inter-communal violence

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Constitution: Greek protests are refuted

Tags: Cyprus Constitution

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Cyprus issue made progress last year

Tags: Constantine Karamanlis

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Permission granted to Turkish Students' Parade

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Greek-Cypriot commentary against Fazil Kaymak's statements.

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A Turk requested permission from the Turkish Prime Minister to lead an expeditionary force to Cyprus and slaughter the Greek Cypriots.

Tags: Adnan Menderes

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Investigation on illegal import of arms by Turkish Cypriots, November 1956.

Tags: arms smuggling, Volkan

Interception of "St George" ship, 26 January 1955

On 26 January 1955 the British authorities confiscated the Greek ship "St George" off the coast of Chloraka. This was the first load of EOKA materiel intercepted and the first indication of preparations for violence.

Tags: arms smuggling, EOKA, preparations for violence

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Court testimony of Ioannis Christophi of Afania on trial of Antonis Nikolaou Faruk, accused of shooting his co-villager Raif Mehmet on May 26, 1956

Tags: inter-communal violence, regional violence

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Missing Soldier in Cyprus - War Office Statement

Casualties in 1956

Constitution: Greek protests are refuted

Cyprus issue made progress last year

Permission granted to Turkish Students' Parade

Greek-Cypriot commentary against Fazil Kaymak's statements.

A Turk requested permission from the Turkish Prime Minister to lead an expeditionary force to Cyprus and slaughter the Greek Cypriots.

Investigation on illegal import of arms by Turkish Cypriots, November 1956.

Interception of "St George" ship, 26 January 1955

Court testimony of Ioannis Christophi of Afania on trial of Antonis Nikolaou Faruk, accused of shooting his co-villager Raif Mehmet on May 26, 1956

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