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unusual facts about Republic of Cyprus



Canada–Romania relations

On June 15, 2009, Lawrence Cannon, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that Philippe Beaulne becomes Canadian ambassador to Romania, with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Bulgaria, and High Commissioner to the Republic of Cyprus.

Committee for a Radical Left Rally

ERAS, (Committee for a Radical Left Rally, Επιτροπή για μια Ριζοσπαστική Αριστερή Συσπείρωση) is a far-left organisation in the Republic of Cyprus.

Dunam

In the Republic of Cyprus older Greek Cypriots also still refer to the donum, although this is gradually being replaced by another local Greek Cypriot dialect word, σκάλες 'skales, rather than the mainland Greek word stremma.

Ecclesiastical coup

The Ecclesiastical coup is the name given to the events staged by three bishops of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus against the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios III in the period from March 1972 to July 1973.

John Veltri

Veltri is also noted for his underwater photography from his work as staff photographer on an archeological expedition that uncovered the oldest shipwreck, the Kyrenia ship, off the north coast of the Republic of Cyprus.

Louroujina Salient

The United Nations Buffer Zone separates the salient from the area controlled by the Republic of Cyprus.

Philippe Beaulne

On June 15, 2009, Lawrence Cannon, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that Philippe Beaulne becomes Ambassador to Romania, with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Bulgaria, and High Commissioner to the Republic of Cyprus; Beaulne succeeds Marta Moszczenska.

Turkish Federated State of Cyprus

This unilateral declaration of independence was rejected by the UN and the Republic of Cyprus.


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Cyprus Red Cross

It originated with the establishment of a branch of the British Red Cross in 1952 which evolved into the Cyprus Red Cross after the independence of the Republic of Cyprus from the United Kingdom in 1960.

Flag of Cyprus

Under the terms of the Annan Plan for Cyprus, a United Nations proposal to settle the Cyprus dispute, a new national flag would have been adopted by a reconstituted confederal republic of Cyprus.

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.

Zodeia

Zodeia is the location of one of six crossings across the Green Line and the UN buffer zone between the Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.