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Cyprus

56 entries quoted from the Wikipedia articles written per year for Cyprus, 1960 CE to 2015 CE. Each century below shows a sample spread across it; the year link on a line opens everything held for that year.

20th century

42 entries, 1960 CE to 1999 CE — 25 shown, spread across the century

  • 196031 July – The House of Representatives was elected, with a victory for the Patriotic Front, which gained 30 seats. Of the 50 seats, Greek Cypriots won 35 and Turkish Cypriots won 15.Cyprussource
  • 1961The Cypriot Chess Championship joined FIDE.Cyprussource
  • 1963The Cyprus Development Bank was established.Cyprussource
  • 196519 March – U.N. Security Council Resolution 201 was adopted unanimously. In it, the Council extended the stationing of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus for another 3 months, to end on June 26, 1965.Cyprussource
  • 1966The Cyprus Basketball Federation was established.Cyprussource
  • 196720 April – A Bristol Britannia of the Swiss airline Globe Air flew into the ground 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) south of Nicosia Airport, killing all 126 passengers and crew on board.Cyprussource
  • 1969The Movement for Social Democracy was founded by Vasos Lyssaridis.Cyprussource
  • 19705 July – Eniaion won 15 of the 35 seats in parliament following parliamentary elections. However, AKEL receiving a far larger share of the vote.Cyprussource
  • 1972The 1972–73 Cypriot ecclesiastical coup attempt began.Cyprussource
  • 197420 July – The Turkish invasion of Cyprus was launched.Cyprussource
  • 197512 March – U.N. Security Council Resolution 367 was adopted after receiving a complaint from the government of the country, the Council again called upon all States to respect the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and non-alignment of the Republic of Cyprus.Cyprussource
  • 197715 June – U.N. Security Council Resolution 410 was adopted and noted that, due to the existing circumstances, the presence of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus would continue to be essential for a peaceful settlement.Cyprussource
  • 197915 June – U.N. Security Council Resolution 451 was adopted and noted that, due to the existing circumstances, the presence of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) would continue to be essential for a peaceful settlement.Cyprussource
  • 198013 June – U.N. Security Council Resolution 472 was adopted and noted that, due to the existing circumstances, the presence of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) would continue to be essential for a peaceful settlement.Cyprussource
  • 198215 June – U.N. Security Council resolution 510 was adopted unanimously and noted that, due to the existing circumstances, the presence of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) would continue to be essential for a peaceful settlement.Cyprussource
  • 198414 December – U.N. Security Council resolution 559 was adopted unanimously.Cyprussource
  • 19841 September - Geadis Geadi, member of the European parliamentCyprussource
  • 198613 June – U.N. Security Council resolution 585 was adopted unanimously and noted that, due to the existing circumstances, the presence of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) would continue to be essential for a peaceful settlement.Cyprussource
  • 198814 February – George Vassiliou, an independent candidate supported by AKEL, defeated Glafcos Clerides of the Democratic Rally in presidential elections. They were the first presidential elections in the country's history to go to a second round. Voter turnout was 94.3% in both rounds.Cyprussource
  • 1988September – 1988 Non-Aligned Foreign Ministers Conference was held in Nicosia.Cyprussource
  • 1990The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics began operating.Cyprussource
  • 199119 May – Democratic Rally won 20 of the 56 seats in the parliament following parliamentary elections. Voter turnout was 93%.Cyprussource
  • 199225 March – Eurocypria Airlines Limited, a charter airline owned by the government of Cyprus, was founded.Cyprussource
  • 199626 May – Democratic Rally won 20 of the 56 seats in the parliament following parliamentary elections. Voter turnout was 92.9%.Cyprussource
  • 199823 September – Helios Airways, the first independent, privately owned airline in the country, was founded.Cyprussource

21st century

14 entries, 2000 CE to 2015 CE

  • 200016 February – The country competed at Eurovision with the song "Nomiza" by Voice.Cyprussource
  • 200311 March – Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations, announces that UN-sponsored talks on the reunification of Cyprus have failed. Cyprus remains a candidate for EU membership and the Greek Cypriot government intends to sign on behalf of the whole island. Analysts suggested that Turkish opposition to unification may hurt Turkey's chances of joining the EU.Cyprussource
  • 200414 November – Researchers claim to have found a site that may be a candidate for the lost city of Atlantis on the bottom of the east Mediterranean, 80 kilometers southeast of Cyprus. The Cypriot government disputes the claim, saying more evidence is needed.Cyprussource
  • 200514 August – Helios Airways Flight 522 en route from Larnaca via Athens to Prague crashes near Athens, killing at least 121 who were on board. Observations from Greek fighter aircraft indicate a decompression problem.Cyprussource
  • 20083 April – Greek and Turkish Cypriots open a crossing at Ledra Street, a main shopping street in Cyprus' divided capital Nicosia that had come to symbolize the island's ethnic partition.Cyprussource
  • 20081 January – Cyprus adopts and the euro, along with Malta, becoming the 14th and 15th countries respectively to do so. The Cypriot pound notes and coins will remain valid in shops until the end of the month, and exchangeable at the central bank for some years.Cyprussource
  • 201027 May – Israel summons the ambassador of Cyprus and other European countries to protest the expedition as an unnecessary provocation after eight ships, including four cargo vessels and a Turkish passenger ferry carrying 600 people, including a Nobel peace laureate and former U.S. congresswoman, set sail for Gaza with 10,000 tons of humanitarian aid to break a three-year Israeli blockade on the territory. The same day, the country bans flotilla vessels from gathering in its territorial waters, which is commended by Israel as "an ethical deed and a voice of reason."Cyprussource
  • 20103 June – Pope Benedict XVI visits the country for 3 days, the first such visit by any Pope in the modern era.Cyprussource
  • 201213 January – The credit rating agency Standard & Poor's lowers its long-term credit ratings by two notches on multiple eurozone countries, including Cyprus, while lowering it by one notch for Austria, France, Malta, Slovakia, and Slovenia.Cyprussource
  • 201328 March – Security tightens in Cyprus as banks prepare to reopen after nearly two weeks, following a controversial international bailout that was negotiated with the EU and IMF.Cyprussource
  • 201316 March – Cyprus defeat Bulgaria 79–10 in the European Nations Cup Second Division to earn their 18th consecutive Test victory. This at least ties the all-time record for consecutive Test wins, and (depending on the source) may be a new record.Cyprussource
  • 201329 August – Britain sends six Typhoon fighter jets to the country in order to guard against potential retaliation by the Assad regime in the event of air strikes against Syria.Cyprussource
  • 201511 February – The Greek Coast Guard rescues all 22 crewmen from a Cyprus-flagged vessel Good Faith that ran aground on the Greek island of Andros during a storm in the Aegean Sea.Cyprussource
  • 201513 March – Politicians in Cyprus demand the resignation of the governor of the central bank there, Chrystalla Georghadji, raising concerns about a conflict of interest.Cyprussource