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2021 In Cyprus
Events in the year 2021 in Cyprus. Incumbents * President of Cyprus, President: Nicos Anastasiades * House of Representatives (Cyprus), President of the Parliament: Adamos Adamou (until 10 June), Annita Demetriou (starting 10 June) Events Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Cyprus and Cyprus dispute *12 January – At an overcrowded migrant camp housing 1,500 people, 600 of whom are in quarantine for COVID-19, 25 people are injured in a fight. *3 July – During a week-long heat wave that sees temperatures surpass 40 °C (104 °F), 2021 Limassol wildfires, wildfires break out in Limassol District, leading to the deaths of four Egyptian men before being put out two days later with assistance from Greece, Israel, Italy, and the United Kingdom. Deaths *3 January – Michalakis Leptos (born 1936), property developer. *26 April – Vassos Lyssarides (born 1920), politician, president of the House of Representatives (Cyprus), House of Representatives (1985–1991) and founder of Movem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyprus
Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the List of islands in the Mediterranean, third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean, after Sicily and Sardinia. It is located southeast of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and Lebanon, northwest of Israel and Palestine, and north of Egypt. Its capital and largest city is Nicosia. Cyprus hosts the British Overseas Territories, British military bases Akrotiri and Dhekelia, whilst the northeast portion of the island is ''de facto'' governed by the self-declared Northern Cyprus, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which is separated from the Republic of Cyprus by the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus, United Nations Buffer Zone. Cyprus was first settled by hunter-gatherers around 13,000 years ago, with farming communities em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |