This article is about the British colony covering the whole of Cyprus until 1960. For the British Overseas Territory currently on the island of Cyprus, see Akrotiri and Dhekelia.
Cyprus
Κύπρος(Greek) Kıbrıs(Turkish)
1878–1960
Flag (1922–1960)
Badge (1905–1960)
Cyprus in the 1930s, with Cyprus in dark green and the United Kingdom in dark grey
Status
British protectorate (1878–1914)
British military administration (1914–1925)
British Crown colony (1925–1960)
Capital
Nicosia
Official languages
English
Common languages
Greek • Turkish
Religion
Greek Orthodox (Church of Cyprus)
Anglican Church of Cyprus
Sunni and Shia Islam (Alevism, Naqshbandiyya)
Monarch
• 1878–1901 (first)
Victoria
• 1952–1960 (last)
Elizabeth II
Governor
• 1878–1879 (first)
Garnet Wolseley[a]
• 1957–1960 (last)
Hugh Foot
Legislature
Legislative Council
History
• Cyprus Convention
4 June 1878
• Protectorate established
12 July 1878
• British annexation
5 November 1914
• Treaty of Lausanne
24 July 1923
• Crown colony of Cyprus
1 May 1925
• Enosis referendum
15 January 1950
• Cyprus Emergency
1 April 1955
• London & Zürich Agreements
19 February 1959
• Independence
16 August 1960
Area
1924[1]
9,272 km2 (3,580 sq mi)
Population
• 1924[1]
310,709
• 1955[2]
529,972
• 1960[2]
572,930
Currency
Ottoman lira (1878–79)
Cypriot pound (from 1879)
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Ottoman Cyprus
Cyprus
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Today part of
Cyprus
Northern Cyprus
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
British Cyprus (Greek: Βρετανική Κύπρος; Turkish: İngiliz Kıbrıs) was the island of Cyprus under the dominion of the British Empire, administered sequentially from 1878 to 1914 as a British protectorate, from 1914 to 1925 as a unilaterally annexed military occupation, and from 1925 to 1960 as a Crown colony. Following the London and Zürich Agreements of 19 February 1959, Cyprus became an independent republic on 16 August 1960.
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^ ab"Cyprus Population". Worldometers. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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