Cyprus has witnessed the long history with incessant political turmoil ruled and conquered by different people and finally got disintegrated with Greece. Till 8th Century B.C the country basked in the glory and prosperity. But when Cyprus fell into the hands of the conquerors the scenario changed. First the Assyria then Egypt and Persia and later the Roman Empire established their power. The story did not end here; the Roman established their supremacy here and then the Arabs.
Later in 1571 Cyprus fell into the hands of Turks who established their colonies here. During World War I British annexed the Island making their crown colony. The National Organization of Cypriot Combatants launched unrest against the British rule in the form of Guerilla warfare. The Greek Cypriot Nationalist Leader Archbishop Makarios instead of uniting with Greece demanded independent Cyprus whereas the Turkish Cypriots were strongly supporting the idea of partition of the island between Turkish and Greek population.
The island got its independence on August 16 1960 but neither it neither went through partition nor got united with Greece. But the situation worsened further with political turmoil that led to the partition with different Greek and Turkish territories. This only became possible with the intervention of UN Security Council. Even after long period the tussle continues and the UN is still trying for the reunification and the efforts have turned futile.
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