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So in the immediate aftermath of Cyprus’s independence, in 1963 - 64 inter communal violence would flare up. In Turkey, the minority government of Ismet Inonu was currently in a coalition with the Nationalist, Republican Villagers Nation Party and under consist threat of coups decided to start planning an invasion. This would be stopped by Lyndon Johnson sending a letter to Inonu due to worry’s of a conflict starting between two NATO allies.
Meanwhile Greece was beginning to enter political turmoil due tensions between the new King Constantine II and Prime Minister Georgios Papandreou who’s hodge podge liberal party of the Centre Union was seeing tensions emerge between different factions, particularly the more conservative factions and Georgios son Andreas who was a Socialist. The King pondered and planned several different Coup ideas during the period of 65 to 67 when the Colonels Couped the government just before the 67’ election.
So in this period of turmoil and uncertainty, it’s surprising that the Cyprus conflict didn’t flare up into full on invasion/war. There are certainly the figures who could have taken advantage of it.
So here is my proposition to you, how do you think a possible Greek-Turkish conflict over Cyprus could have occurred in the Mid 60s and additionally the aftermath of such a conflict on both local and internationally?
Meanwhile Greece was beginning to enter political turmoil due tensions between the new King Constantine II and Prime Minister Georgios Papandreou who’s hodge podge liberal party of the Centre Union was seeing tensions emerge between different factions, particularly the more conservative factions and Georgios son Andreas who was a Socialist. The King pondered and planned several different Coup ideas during the period of 65 to 67 when the Colonels Couped the government just before the 67’ election.
So in this period of turmoil and uncertainty, it’s surprising that the Cyprus conflict didn’t flare up into full on invasion/war. There are certainly the figures who could have taken advantage of it.
So here is my proposition to you, how do you think a possible Greek-Turkish conflict over Cyprus could have occurred in the Mid 60s and additionally the aftermath of such a conflict on both local and internationally?