1972 in Cyprus

← 1971 1970 1969 1972 in Cyprus → 1973 1974 1975
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See also:	Other events in 1972 · Timeline of Cypriot history

Events in the year 1972 in Cyprus.

Incumbents

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

Events

• The 1972–73 Cypriot ecclesiastical coup attempt began.^[1][2]

Deaths

References

1. "Makarios Reported Set to Yield Arms". The New York Times. 2 March 1972. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
2. "Makarios Formally Declared Defrocked". The New York Times. 14 April 1973. Retrieved 11 May 2018.