1974 Event

Division of the island

Name: Division of the island
Start: 1974

The coup and Turkish intervention cut Cyprus in two; the Green Line crosses Nicosia.

Meanwhile, elsewhere

Within twenty-five years of 1974 — the context national timelines leave out.

same year Carnation Revolution Portugal
4 years later Democratic constitution of Spain Spain
5 years earlier Discovery of Ekofisk Norway
6 years later Solidarity Poland
6 years earlier Prague Spring Czechia
11 years later Schengen Agreement
12 years earlier Second Vatican Council Vatican City
14 years later Singing Revolution Estonia

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Which long period

Periods overlap: they are landmarks, not boxes.

European integration 1950 – 2030 From coal and steel to a Union of twenty-seven.
Cold War 1947 – 1991 A continent cut in two, from Yalta to 1991.

Countries involved

Cyprus

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What was written of it

A day will come when all of you, nations of the continent, without losing your distinct qualities and your glorious individuality, will merge closely into a higher unity, and will form the European brotherhood.

Victor Hugo 1849

Opening address to the Peace Congress, Paris

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