https://padlet.com/20216047/7xcvxc4myi7cpyc1 Made with magic en-us 2021-01-15 14:10:52 UTC 2026-04-26 21:56:12 UTC hello@padlet.com 20216047 https://padlet.com/20216047/7xcvxc4myi7cpyc1/wish/1091240063 Cyprus declared independence from British rule by 1960. The island consisted of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. There was a larger present of Greeks, and they staged a coup against the Turkish  in 1974.]]> 2021-01-15 14:15:38 UTC https://padlet.com/20216047/7xcvxc4myi7cpyc1/wish/1091240063 20216047 https://padlet.com/20216047/7xcvxc4myi7cpyc1/wish/1091243917 The Turkish were greatly outnumbered, but they brought in troops and successfully split the island of Cyrus into Turkish north and Greek south. Each side built their own government, and Britain still kept 2 military bases on the island.]]> 2021-01-15 14:16:32 UTC https://padlet.com/20216047/7xcvxc4myi7cpyc1/wish/1091243917 20216047 https://padlet.com/20216047/7xcvxc4myi7cpyc1/wish/1091247694 In July of 1974, Turkey invaded the island to protect Turkish Cypriots. Greece's military junta collapsed and Turkey sent in a second wave of militia. They took over the south and left approximately 180,000 Greek Cypriots displaced.]]> 2021-01-15 14:17:23 UTC https://padlet.com/20216047/7xcvxc4myi7cpyc1/wish/1091247694 20216047 https://padlet.com/20216047/7xcvxc4myi7cpyc1/wish/1091249165 This dispute is still occurring to this day. Today, United Nations troops control the border between the north and south sides of the island. This divider has been named the "Green Line." The island as a whole has developed its economy tremendously, as it is now a central financial hub in Europe, and centers around tourism and light manufacturing.]]> 2021-01-15 14:17:44 UTC https://padlet.com/20216047/7xcvxc4myi7cpyc1/wish/1091249165 20216047 https://padlet.com/20216047/7xcvxc4myi7cpyc1/wish/1091252127 Turkey claimed that they had the right to invade the island because of The Treaty of Guarantee, that stated they could intervene if needed. This was condemned as invalid in 1983. The Annan Plan of 2004 suggested that the Greek Cypriot National Guard was so be dissolved and Turkey had rights to intervene and keep militia on the island. The Greek Cypriots rejected this plan.]]> 2021-01-15 14:18:24 UTC https://padlet.com/20216047/7xcvxc4myi7cpyc1/wish/1091252127 20216047 https://padlet.com/20216047/7xcvxc4myi7cpyc1/wish/1091253703 1. https://www.turkheritage.org/en/publications/factsheets/issue-briefs/the-cyprus-dispute-at-a-glance-3300
2. https://time.com/4858388/border-disputes-iraq-syria-china-india/
3. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/08/world/europe/cyprus-reunification-talks.html
4. https://www.lepetitjuriste.fr/the-unresolved-cyprus-problem/

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