1961 in Cyprus

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Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
See also:	Other events in 1961 · Timeline of Cypriot history

Events in the year 1961 in Cyprus.

Incumbents

• President: Makarios III
• President of the Parliament: Glafcos Clerides

Events

March - Cyprus became a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations at the 1961 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference, and President Makarios III became a Commonwealth Head of State & a Commonwealth Head of Government as a result.

• The Cypriot Chess Championship joined FIDE.^[1]

Deaths

References

1. "FIDE Directory: Cyprus". FIDE. Archived from the original on 2015-05-10. Retrieved 2015-05-17.