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2 unusual facts about Cypriot


Emilios Solomou

Emilios Solomou (born 1971) is a Cypriot writer.

History of nationality in Cyprus

To the inhabitants themselves however, the term "Cypriot" did not serve as an accurate definition of their identity.


Akel

Progressive Party of Working People (Ανορθωτικό Κόμμα Εργαζόμενου Λαού), Cypriot communist party

Andreou

Anastasios Andreou (1877–1947), Greek-Cypriot athlete who competed in the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens

Armenians in Cyprus

Propaganda in favour of nerkaght was also in the left-wing Greek-Cypriot “Haravgi” newspaper, as well at the Melkonian Educational Institute.

Battle of Pentemili beachhead

On the Greek side, the National Guard's High Command had noticed the inability of the 3rd Tactical Group (responsible for Kyrenia sector) to coordinate its forces and eliminate the Turkish beachhead, and gave the command of all Greek forces west and east of the beachhead to Colonel Kobokis (commander of the Greek-Cypriot Special Forces).

Battle of Tylliria

The main proponents of this violence were purportedly self-referred to as the Turkish Resistance Organisation (TMT), and the Greek Cypriot EOKA B, though it is not clear how much of the violence can actually be attributed to directives issued by these groups.

Cypriot National Guard

The Naval Component of the Cypriot National Guard is alternatively known as the "Cyprus Navy" (Greek: Ναυτική Διοίκηση Κύπρου).

Cypriot wine

Dr. Porphyrios Dikaios, a major figure in Cypriot archaeology and once curator of the Cyprus Museum, had carried out excavations on the outskirts of Erimi village between 1932 and 1935.

Cyprus cat

Many Cypriot cats can be found in the cities of Cyprus, including Limassol, Nicosia, Paphos, and Larnaca.

Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999

The Cypriot national final took place on 9 February 1999 at the Monte Caputo Nightclub in Limassol, hosted by Loukas Hamatsos.

D. G. Hessayon

Hessayon is the son of a Cypriot landowner and grew up in Salford, England.

Davide Grassi

Davide Grassi (born 13 January 1986 in Montecchio) is an Italian professional footballer who currently plays for the Cypriot First Division side Aris Limassol.

Dimitris Froxylias

Froxylias holds passports from both Greece and Cyprus, since his mother originates from Cypriot village Agios Epifanios.

Economy of Cyprus

In June 2012 the Cypriot finance minister Vassos Shiarly stated that the European Central Bank, European commission and IMF officials are to carry out an in-depth investigation into Cyprus' economy and banking sector to assess the level of funding it requires.

Ethnikos Achna FC

After eliminating the Albanian team KF Partizani Tirana (winning at home 4–2 and losing away in Albania 2–1), they faced the Croatian team NK Osijek and tied both matches, the first leg in Osijek 2–2 and the second 0–0, becoming the only Cypriot team to advance to the third round of the Intertoto Cup.

Football in Cyprus

APOEL F.C. made history in 2012 by being the first Cypriot team to reach the quarter finals of Champions League.

George Burley

On 10 May 2012, Burley was appointed as manager of Cypriot side Apollon Limassol.

Giorgos Papadopoulos

Lead single was presented during Anna Vissi sold out concert in Nicosia, Cyprus before reaching #1 in Cypriot airplay.

Gonzalo Segares

After the 2009 season, Segares left the Fire for Greek Cypriot club Apollon Limassol.

Gunsel

Suat Günsel (born 1952), billionaire Turkish Cypriot entrepreneur, businessman and founder of the Near East University

Henri de La Trémoille

La Trémoille was the heir-general of Frederick IV of Naples and his first wife Anne of Savoy, and succeeded to the Cypriot claims to the title of King of Jerusalem when his father died.

History of the Jews in Cyprus

On September 12, 2005 Rabbi Raskin was formally nominated as the official Rabbi of Cyprus in a ceremony in which guests such as then-Israeli Ambassador, Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, Vice Chairman of the Lubavitch educational division at Lubavitch World Headquarters, the Cypriot Education and Culture minister, and Larnaca’s deputy mayor Alexis Michaelides.

Human rights in Cyprus

European Commissioner Günter Verheugen was refused to air-time on any Greek Cypriot TV channel because if he was not refused, he would present arguments supporting the plan.

Irina Deleanu

The FIG initiated disciplinary proceedings against Irina Deleanu on March 12, 2012 at the request of the Cyprus Gymnastics Federation damaging the reputation of Cypriot gymnast Chrystalleni Trikomiti, following comments that she made during a television interview with regard to the judging at the Rhythmic Gymnastics qualifying event for London 2012, which took place in January 2012.

Jim McSherry

After leaving Berwick Rangers in January 1983 he had a short spell with Stirling Albion before spending a season with Cypriot club Pezoporikos Larnaca.

Justiniana Nova

Erdek, renamed after the settlement of Cypriot refugees there by Justinian II.

Kalokairino Randevou me ton Saki Tour

The Kalokairino Randevou me ton Saki tour (Greek: Καλοκαιρινό Ραντεβού με τον Σάκη; English: Summer Fling with Sakis) was a small-scale Greek and Cypriot tour performed by Greek pop-rock musician Sakis Rouvas following his large-scale North American & Australian Tour with Antonis Remos.

Kikis

Kikis Kazamias (born 1951), Cypriot economist and politician; former Minister of Finance

Kingdom of Cyprus

Even the Republic of Venice briefly entertained the idea of setting up Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers, the brother-in-law of England's King Edward IV (who was secretly negotiating a marriage to the Scottish princess Cecilia on Anthony's behalf), as a claimant by purchasing the rights of former Cypriot queens Charlotte and Catarina Cornaro.

Lakatamia

The area also hosts the private residence of the former Greek Cypriot president Tassos Papadopoulos.

Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

At the corner of Lonsdale and Russell Street is 24 hour Greek restaurant Stalactites, which is famous, amongst other things, for being the celebration place of Cypriot tennis player Marcos Baghdatis during his 2006 Australian Open campaign.

Louroujina Salient

In 1974, this village was secured so as to be placed within a contiguous Turkish Cypriot zone, which later became in 1975, the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus, then in 1983, the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).

Magi

(Another Cypriot magus named Atomos is referenced by Josephus, working at the court of Felix at Caesarea.)

Maria Aronsson

She scored her first – and only – goal for the national team in a 1–1 friendly draw with England on 9 February 2006 in the Cypriot town of Achna.

Marios Georgiou

Marios Georgiou (Greek: Μάριος Γεωργίου) (born April 12, 1987 in Larnaca) is a Cypriot footballer who used to play for AEK Larnaca of Cyprus.

Matúš Kozáčik

In June 2010 he agreed a two year contract with the Cypriot side Anorthosis Famagusta until the summer of 2012.

Michael Cacoyannis

He was nominated for an Academy Award five times, a record for any Cypriot film artist.

Michael Paraskos

In 2006 Paraskos wrote an article for the Cypriot art newspaper ArtCyprus entitled 'Portrait of the Artist as a Terrorist' in which he used the theories of Francesco de Sanctis to argue that art creates new realities by destroying old ones.

Nikolas Metaxas

Nikolas Metaxas participated as the songwriter and composer of the Cypriot entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia as his sister Christina Metaxa won the national final on 7 February 2009.

Northern Cyprus

In 1975, the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus (Kıbrıs Türk Federe Devleti) was declared as a first step towards a future federated Cypriot state, but was rejected by the Republic of Cyprus and the United Nations.

Oskar Speck

A Hamburg electrical contractor made unemployed during the Weimar-period Depression, he left Germany to seek work in the Cypriot copper mines, departing from Ulm and travelling south via the Danube.

Panayiotis Demetriou

Panayiotis Demetriou (born May 6, 1939) is a Cypriot politician and Member of the European Parliament for the European People's Party.

PEKA

PEKA, "Politiki Epitropi Kypriakou Agona" (The Political Committee of the Cypriot Struggle), was the political wing of the EOKA movement which fought against the British and Turkish Cypriots for the union of Cyprus with Greece between 1955 and 1959.

Rainer Rauffmann

After having baptised himself a Greek Orthodox, Rauffmann married Cypriot Maria, and the couple later welcomed daughter Michaela.

Russians in Cyprus

Finance Minister Vassos Shiarly said June 19 in Nicosia that the Cypriot government is pursuing a loan from Russia to improve its bargaining position in case it has to turn to its Euro-area partners for emergency aid.

Sinead Farrelly

At the end of the 2013 NWSL season, Farrelly joined Cypriot team Apollon Limassol for a second time, this time on loan from FC Kansas City.

Siniša Gogić

Siniša Gogić (Serbian Cyrillic: Синиша Гогић; Greek alphabet: Σίνισα Γκόγκιτς, born October 20, 1963) is a former Serbian-born Cypriot football striker who played for Yugoslav clubs Radnički Niš and FK Rad, for the Greek football team Olympiacos (1997–2000), the Cypriot teams APOEL, Anorthosis Famagusta and Olympiakos Nicosia and Cyprus national football team.

Vissi

Lia Vissi (born 1955), Cypriot singer, composer and politician

Yusuf Sibai

The Cypriot authorities finally yielded to their request and it was resolved to take them on board of a DC8 Cypriot plane to escape outside Cyprus.

This murderous event had a negative effect on the Egyptian – Cypriot relations, and forced Egypt to cut ties with Cyprus, particularly after an Egyptian special military unit landed at Larnaca International Airport to arrest the assassins without informing the Cypriot authorities.


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