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List of massacres in Cyprus

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The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Cyprus:

Name Date Location Deaths Perpetrators Notes
Jewish massacre of Greeks.[1] 117 CE mainly Salamis 240,000 Jewish rebels After the revolt had been fully defeated, laws were created forbidding any Jews to live on the island.
Ottoman massacre of Greeks in Nicosia.[2] September 9, 1570 Nicosia 20,000 Ottoman army The number of casualties amounts to the whole city population at the time.
Ottoman massacre of Greeks in Famagusta [3] August, 1571 Famagusta 6,000 Ottoman army
Ottoman Massacre of Greeks in Nicosia [4] 1821 mainly Nicosia 470 Ottoman army
Massacre of Greeks in Kióneli [5] June 12, 1958 Kioneli 8 Turkish Cypriots
Turkish invasion of Cyprus July 20, 1974 Cyprus 4,500 killed and wounded, 1619 missing Turkish Army
Maratha, Santalaris and Aloda massacre August 14, 1974 Maratha, Santalaris and Aloda 126 Greek Cypriots

References

  1. ^ JewishEncyclopedia.com - CYPRUS, Dio Cassius, lxviii. 32
  2. ^ US Library of Congress Federal Research Division,Library of Congress.
  3. ^ David S. T. Blackmore. Warfare on the Mediterranean in the Age of Sail: A History, 1571-1866. p. 56.
  4. ^ Alexander-Michael Hadjilyra. The Armenians of Cyprus. p. 14.
  5. ^ The Outbreak of Communal Strife, 1958 The Guardian, London.
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