
Tuesday marked 51 years since a Greek military junta-sponsored coup d’état overthrew the Cypriot government of the day , which was led by Archbishop Makarios III.
The coup was led by rebel factions of the National guard and the Eoka-B paramilitary organisation, and had been ordered by Dimitrios Ioannidis, one of the leading figures in the Greek junta of the day.
On July 15, 1974, Greek officers led National guard