Britain’s crackdown after 1931 Cyprus uprising fuelled lasting resentment
The October 1931 uprising was driven by economic hardship and political frustration as well as the campaign for union with Greece Ninety-five years ago in October 1931, Britain deployed some 150 troops to Cyprus from Cairo and sent warships to Limassol and Paphos after a crowd burned down government house in Nicosia.…
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