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*[[1878]]: A British force, under Admiral Lord John Hay, arrives in [[Larnaca]]. The British rule of [[Cyprus]] commences.
*[[1949]]: Marshall Tito closes the border between Yugoslavia and Greece. This action led to the rapid defeat of the communists during the [[Greek Civil War]].
*[[1965]]: 40-year old, Ekaterini Dimitrea, is executed for murdering her mother, her brother, her aunt and her 5-year old nephew.
*[[1976]]: Greek [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] [[Kostas Georgiou]], better known as "[[Colonel Callan]]", is executed by a firing squad for war crimes during the Angolan civil war.
*[[2007]]: [[AKEL]] pull out of the coalition that has governed [[Cyprus]] for the past 4.5 years.
