Cyprus
Some of the key events about Cyprus
- 1960Cyprus gained independence from British rule
- 1974The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) was established
- 1974Turkish invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus, resulting in the island's de facto partition
- 1975The University of Cyprus was founded
- 1983Unilateral declaration of independence by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, recognized only by Turkey
- 1996Violent clashes along the Green Line resulted in the deaths of two Greek Cypriot civilians
- 2000Collapse of the Cyprus Stock Exchange, wiping out billions in market value
- 2004Cyprus joined the European Union
- 2004Greek Cypriots rejected the Annan Plan for reunification in a referendum
- 2008Cyprus adopted the Euro as its official currency
- 2008Global financial crisis severely impacted Cyprus's economy
- 2011Large natural gas reserves were discovered off the southern coast of Cyprus
- 2011Explosion at Evangelos Florakis Naval Base killed 13 people and destroyed Cyprus's main power station
- 2012Cyprus held the Presidency of the Council of the European Union
- 2012Cyprus requested a bailout from the European Union due to its financial crisis
- 2013Cyprus implemented capital controls and a bank deposit levy as part of its bailout agreement
- 2015The ancient city of Paphos was named European Capital of Culture for 2017
- 2018Cyprus recorded its highest ever tourist arrivals, boosting the economy
- 2020Cyprus implemented successful measures to control the COVID-19 pandemic
- 2020COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted Cyprus's tourism-dependent economy
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