British Cyprus

British Cyprus was a colony in Balkans and Greece (Europe) that lasted from 1878 to 1960 CE, about 82 years. The timeline colours it by the language of its rulers: Germanic (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

Britain took over Cyprus in 1878 as a protectorate under nominal Ottoman suzerainty, annexed it in 1914 after the Ottomans joined the Central Powers, and made it a Crown colony in 1925. It became an independent republic on 16 August 1960.

See British Cyprus on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1878 to 1960 CE

Duration

82 years

Type

Colony

Region

Balkans and Greece, Europe

Language of its rulers

Germanic

Sources

The dates and description above were checked against Wikipedia: British Cyprus.

Became

• Cyprus 1960 CE to the present

Events in Europe during its time

• 1914 First World War begins
• 1917 Russian Revolution
• 1919 Treaty of Versailles
• 1932 Holodomor
• 1933 Hitler becomes chancellor
• 1936 Spanish Civil War begins
• 1939 Second World War begins
• 1941 The Holocaust

Neighbours in Europe

• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present
• Russian Empire 1721 to 1917 CE
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE
• German Empire 1871 to 1918 CE
• Nazi Germany 1933 to 1945 CE
• Kingdom of Portugal 1139 to 1910 CE
• Kingdom of Bohemia 1198 to 1918 CE
• Kingdom of Sweden 1721 CE to the present

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE, East Asia
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE, Southeast Asia
• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present, Oceania
• British Raj 1858 to 1947 CE, South Asia
• Zulu Kingdom 1816 to 1897 CE, Central and Southern Africa

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