What the records say
- When
- 19 Aug 1974
- Kind
- Riot
- Deaths
- 2
- Coordinates
- 35.17° N, 33.37° E
- Description
- violent anti-American rioting in front of the United States embassy in Nicosia, Cyprus on August 19, 1974
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1974 anti-American riots in Cyprus
The 1974 anti-American riots in Cyprus were violent anti-American rioting that took place in front of the United States embassy in Nicosia, Cyprus on August 19, 1974. The events took place days after the second phase of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus which resulted in Turkey controlling 36.5% of the island. The gunmen murdered the US ambassador in the American embassy in Cyprus.
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