The 1960 Treaty of Guarantee was a pact designed to preserve the territorial independence of the Republic of Cyprus. The guarantor powers (Great Britain, Turkey, and Greece) promised not to seek annexation or partition of Cyprus, and to assist their communities on Cyprus in the event of major clashes between the Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. It was the attempted July1974 Greek-backed coup d'etat that made Turkey intervene militarily, arguing that the Treaty of Guarantee made their intervention fully legal. Critics counter that only the first stage of the intervention - the initial landings - is covered by the treaty. The second stage of the intervention - the occupation of 37% of the island - however, was condemned by UN Security Council resolutions. Turkey counters that the Turkish Cypriot community would always be threatened and thus their continued presence on Cyprus as a protector of the Turkish Cypriot community is in line with their status as a guarantor power under the treaty, even though Turkey withdrew its recognition of the Republic of Cyprus after the death of President Makarios III in 1977. Annexation is the legal merging of some territory into another body. ... In general, a partition is a splitting into parts. ... July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... A coup détat, or simply a coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government, usually done by a small group that just replaces the top power figures. ... This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ... Makarios was the adopted name of Mikhalis Khristodoulou Mouskos (August 13, 1913 - August 3, 1977). ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ...
This action led to the subsequent Turkish military invasion (under the provisions of the 1960Treaty of Guarantee) [1].
Turkey claimed she was acting in compliance with the terms of the 1960Treaty of Guarantee.
British rule lasted until 1960, when the island was declared an independent state, under the London-Zurich agreements creating a foundation for the Republic of Cyprus by the Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot communities.
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