The intercommunal violence which broke out in December 1963 after President Makarios attempted to amend Cyprus’ constitution is the focus of the Cyprus Mail’s next batch of archive uploads to mark the newspaper’s 70th anniversary this year.

The Turkish Cypriots soon withdrew from the government and the violence intensified over the following months prompting the arrival of a UN peacekeeping force – UNFICYP – in March 1964. It remains in place to this day.

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