1961 in Cyprus
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Events in the year 1961 in Cyprus.
Incumbents
Events
March - Cyprus became a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations at the 1961 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference, and President Makarios III became a Commonwealth Head of State & a Commonwealth Head of Government as a result.
- The Cypriot Chess Championship joined FIDE.[1]
Deaths
References
- ^ "FIDE Directory: Cyprus". FIDE. Archived from the original on 2015-05-10. Retrieved 2015-05-17.