Cyprus Gains Independence on August 16, 1960

On August 16, 1960, Cyprus, then a British colony, became an independent republic with Archbishop Makarios III as its first president, though violence between Greeks and Turks erupted just three years later.

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Digistoria – cele mai importante evenimente petrecute pe 16 august

1960 - Cipru, colonie britanică în acel moment, a devenit o republică independentă. Arhiepiscopul Makarios al III-lea a devenit primul președinte. După doar trei ani de independență, au izbucnit violențe între greci și turci. Insula a fost divizată pe criterii etnice, deși informal, Cipru este membră a UE din 2004.

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