when did the republic of cyprus become independent
History of Cyprus since 1878 Cyprus was part of the British Empire, as a Military occupation from 1914–1925, and a Crown colony from 1925–1960. Cyprus became an independent nation in 1960.
Decolonization Italy had occupied the Dodecanese islands in 1912, but Italian occupation ended after World War II, and the islands were integrated into Greece. British rule ended in Cyprus in 1960, and Malta in 1964, and both islands became independent republics.
Cyprus Cyprus,[f] officially the Republic of Cyprus[g], is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean and the third largest[9] and third most populous[10] island in the Mediterranean. Cyprus is located south of Turkey, west of Syria and Lebanon, northwest of Israel, north of Egypt, and southeast of Greece.
Economic nationalism While the coining of the term "