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Events

  • 1974: Turkish military launch the second phase ("Attila 2") of their invasion of Cyprus resulting in the occupation of one-third of the island's territory. 200,000 Greeks are displaced from their homes.
  • 1996: Solomos Solomou is shot dead by a Turkish Cypriot politician at Derynia, Cyprus.
  • 2003: The island of Lefkada is rocked by a powerful earthquake (6.4 on the Richter scale).
  • 2005: Helios Airways Flight 522 air disaster