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Through the decades: 1978

Preston WilderAugust 29, 2018August 28, 2018

By Preston WilderAugust 29, 2018August 28, 2018056

With cinemas still laying low, here’s another instalment of Through the Decades, our summer feature going back through film history a decade at a time....

Cyprus

Cyprus Mail 70th anniversary archive uploads: the late 1970s

CyprusMailOctober 3, 2015September 30, 2015

By CyprusMailOctober 3, 2015September 30, 2015025

In the years after the invasion, the Cyprus Mail inevitably devoted many pages to the humanitarian and political crises that followed the events of July...

70 Years

Diplomatic relations between Cyprus and Egypt broken off after fierce gun battle between Egyptian commandos and Cypriot national guard at Larnaca airport. Fighting broke out after plane carrying hostages returns to Cyprus – February 21, 1978

CyprusMailOctober 3, 2015September 30, 2015

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70 Years

Arab gunmen kill Arab chief and seize hostages: Former Egyptian minister is shot dead during a conference at the Hilton Hotel in Nicosia. Eleven hostages are seized and taken aboard a plane heading for Libya – February 19, 1978

CyprusMailOctober 3, 2015September 30, 2015

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70 Years

EOKA-B disbands in aid of unity: The notorious underground EOKA-B movement, responsible for a militant campaign against Archbishop Makarios, announces that it has disbanded itself – February 11, 1978

CyprusMailOctober 3, 2015September 30, 2015

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70 Years

Kyprianou in for full five years: After being caretaker leader since the death of Archbishop Makarios, Sypros Kyprianou is elected as president of the republic.No rival candidate stands against him – January 27, 1978

CyprusMailSeptember 30, 2015September 29, 2015

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