1974 Cypriot coup d'état

When

15 Jul 1974

Kind

Coup

Coordinates

35.17° N, 33.37° E

Description

Coup

Greek military coup d'état in Cyprus

A military coup d'état was executed by the Cypriot National Guard on 15 July 1974 with Greek support. The coup plotters removed the sitting President of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios III, from office and installed pro-Enosis nationalist Nikos Sampson.

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• Wikidata: treaties and coupsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Cline Center Coup d’État Project v2.2.2Cline Center for Advanced Social Research, University of Illinois · names it “Coup in Cyprus”Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Greek military junta sponsors a coup d'état in Cyprus, replacing President Makarios III with Nikos Sampson”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “coup d’État d’extrême droite contre Makarios III à Chypre, jugé trop hostile à la cause du rattachement à la Grèce, suscité par les colonels”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page