RR7429A CYPRUS THE COUP AGAINST MAKARIOS

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(21 Jul 1974) RR7429A CYPRUS THE COUP AGAINST MAKARIOS • • On July 15th 1974, members of the Cypriot National • Guard staged a coup against President Archbishop • Makarios to further their aim of Enosis, union of Cyprus • with Greece. Makarios fled to Britain and his place was • taken by Nicos Sampson, an ex-fighter of the Greek- • Cypriot guerrilla organization EOKA. This report traces • the career of Makarios from the colonial war with Britain • through independence in 1960, the intercommunal • clashes which followed, to the growth of a prosperous • Cyprus enjoying relative stability. • • • • Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork • Twitter: / ap_archive • Facebook: / aparchives • Instagram: / apnews • • • You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...

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