Church of Cyprus the Union ("Enosis") between Cyprus and Greece. While archbishop he was the political leader of the EOKA liberation struggle in the years 1955–1959. The British exiled him to the Seychelles because of his activities. In 1960, Archbishop Makarios III was elected President of the newly established Republic of Cyprus. Disagreements of the other three bishops with Makarios lead to the Ecclesiastical coup. Following the dethronement of the Bishops of Paphos, Kitium and Kyrenia for conspiring against Makarios, two new Bishoprics were created: the Bishopric of Limassol which was detached from the Bishopric of Kition, and the Bishopric of Morfou which
Archbishop Makarios III Lyceum Archbishop Makarios III Lyceum Archbishop Makarios III Lyceum (Dasoupolis Lyceum) is a public high school located in Dasoupoli, Strovolos. The reason for its founding was to cover the needs of the refugees after the 1974 Turkish invasion. Archbishop Makarios III Lyceum (Dasoupolis Lyceum) was established in 1978 in Nicosia. Originally the school functioned as a gymnasium (middle school) from 1978 to 1983. From then on up to 1986 it functioned as a gymnasium and a lyceum. Since 1986 it functions only as a lyceum. It is one of the biggest lyceums in Nicosia with around seven hundred students enrolling every