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Cyprus and Greece compared
Two sourced records set beside each other — the figures each nation publishes, and the events each chronicle records of the other. Compared, never graded.
February 1830 — The London Protocol recognises Greece as an independent state
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- 43
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- 9
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- 9
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- 2026-08-10
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Entangled histories
9 events in which either nation’s sourced chronicle names the other — including under earlier names of the same state. Each is the same record, with the same sources, as on its own chronicle; nothing here was written for this page.
- from c. 1200 BCE
Greek settlement and the city-kingdoms
After the collapse of Mycenaean Greece, Greek-speaking settlers established the city-kingdoms of Cyprus, among them Salamis, Kition and Paphos, making Greek the island's predominant language.
Peoples & Migration · from the Cyprus chronicle · Neolithic Settlers, Greek City-Kingdoms and the Cult of Aphrodite · Cyprus: History, Paphos (World Heritage List, inscribed 1980)
- from c. 12th c. BCE
The sanctuary of Aphrodite at Paphos
Old Paphos became the principal centre of the worship of Aphrodite, whose temple bore witness to one of the oldest Mycenaean settlements and drew pilgrims from across the Greek world.
Religion · from the Cyprus chronicle · Neolithic Settlers, Greek City-Kingdoms and the Cult of Aphrodite · Paphos (World Heritage List, inscribed 1980), Paphos
- 8th–6th c. BCE
Assyrian, Egyptian and Persian overlordship
The Cypriot kingdoms paid tribute successively to the Assyrian, Egyptian and Persian empires, sharing in the wider Greek world's long struggle against Persian domination.
War & Rupture · from the Cyprus chronicle · Neolithic Settlers, Greek City-Kingdoms and the Cult of Aphrodite · Cyprus: History
- after 1571
Two communities take shape
Under Ottoman rule the Orthodox Church was restored and its archbishop made leader of the Greek Cypriots, while Muslim settlement established the Turkish Cypriot community alongside it.
Religion · from the Cyprus chronicle · Crusader Kingdom, Venetian Colony and Ottoman Conquest · Cyprus: Ottoman rule
- 1950
The énosis plebiscite
The Orthodox Church organised a plebiscite in which the overwhelming majority of Greek Cypriots voted for union with Greece; Britain refused, and Turkish Cypriots opposed it, sharpening communal division.
Politics & Power · from the Cyprus chronicle · British Rule, the Demand for Énosis and the EOKA Campaign · EOKA, Cyprus: History
- Feb 1959
The Zürich-London Agreements
Greece and Turkey reached a compromise at Zürich, endorsed in London by Britain and Cypriot leaders, setting the terms for an independent Cyprus that excluded both énosis and partition.
Politics & Power · from the Cyprus chronicle · Independence, the Breakdown of Power-Sharing and UNFICYP · EOKA, Cyprus: History
- 16 Aug 1960
Independence and the Treaty of Guarantee
The Republic of Cyprus became independent under a Greek-Turkish power-sharing constitution; the Treaty of Guarantee bound Britain, Greece and Turkey to its independence and territorial integrity, and Britain kept two Sovereign Base Areas.
Independence · from the Cyprus chronicle · Independence, the Breakdown of Power-Sharing and UNFICYP · Treaty of Guarantee, signed at Nicosia, 16 August 1960, A Guide to the History of Recognition, Diplomatic and Consular Relations: Cyprus
- 15 Jul 1974
The Greek-junta-backed coup
The military junta ruling Greece, through the Cypriot National Guard, overthrew President Makarios in pursuit of énosis; Makarios escaped abroad and a hardline nationalist was installed.
War & Rupture · from the Cyprus chronicle · The 1974 Division, the TRNC and the European Union · Cyprus: History, Cyprus profile – Timeline
- 24 Apr 2004
The Annan Plan referendums
A UN reunification plan was put to simultaneous referendums; Turkish Cypriots approved it but about three-quarters of Greek Cypriots voting rejected it, leaving the island divided on the eve of EU membership.
Politics & Power · from the Cyprus chronicle · The 1974 Division, the TRNC and the European Union · Cyprus profile – Timeline, Cyprus (EU country profile)