Cypriot History and Politics

Division, Government and the European Union

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  1. What happened in Cyprus on 15 July 1974?
  2. What followed on 20 July 1974?
  3. Which UN Security Council resolution of July 1974 called for a ceasefire and the withdrawal of foreign military personnel?
  4. What is the name of the line of separation across Cyprus that is monitored by the United Nations?
  5. About how long is the UN buffer zone that crosses Cyprus?
  6. In which year did the Turkish Cypriot side declare the 'Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus'?
  7. Which UN Security Council resolution of 1983 called the declaration of the northern state legally invalid?
  8. In the referendums of April 2004 on the UN plan for Cyprus, what was the result?
  9. On what date did Cyprus join the European Union?
  10. When Cyprus joined the EU, what was the situation of EU law in the north of the island?
  11. Which European body set up the 'Green Line Regulation' to govern trade across the line after 2004?
  12. In which months of 2026 did Cyprus hold the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU, for the second time?
  13. Which national symbol appears on the Cypriot 1 euro and 2 euro coins?
  14. What was the size of the EU and IMF support programme agreed for Cyprus in March 2013?
  15. Which bank was split into a 'good' and a 'bad' bank during the 2013 crisis?
  16. Who was President of Cyprus from 2013 to 2023?
  17. Which president led Cyprus when it joined the European Union in 2004?
  18. Which president was in office on 1 January 2008, the day Cyprus adopted the euro?
  19. Does the Republic of Cyprus have a prime minister?
  20. Which official language, besides Greek, is named in the constitution of Cyprus?
  21. What does the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus do?
  22. What does the abbreviation DISY stand for?
  23. What did the Cypriot 'citizenship by investment' scheme allow, before it was abolished in November 2020?
  24. In 2017, talks to reunify Cyprus were held in which Swiss resort?
  25. Which president succeeded Makarios III in 1977 and served until 1988?
  26. In which year did the Republic of Cyprus join the Council of Europe?
  27. How many bastions are there in the Venetian walls of Nicosia?
  28. After the coup of July 1974, what did Archbishop Makarios do?
  29. Which Turkish Cypriot leader headed the community from the 1970s until 2005?
  30. In which city did the Greek and Turkish prime ministers first reach agreement on the future of Cyprus in February 1959, before the London signing?
  31. Which British governor declared a state of emergency in Cyprus in November 1955?
  32. Which Turkish Cypriot armed organisation was founded in 1958 in response to EOKA?
  33. In which village in the Paphos district was Archbishop Makarios III born in 1913?
  34. Which currency did Cyprus use before it adopted the euro on 1 January 2008?
  35. The fall of which city in 1291 ended the last major crusader stronghold on the mainland, after which the Latin kingdom survived on Cyprus?

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