The The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization made up of 191 states established in 1945. With the notable exception of the Holy See/ Vatican City (which is the sole permanent observer state), all countries recognized by the CIA as first-level sovereign entities, are members. Other entities recognized... United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (in Greek Kypros Κύπρος and in Turkish Kıbrıs) is an island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, 113 kilometres (70 miles) south of Turkey and around 120 km west of the Syrian coast. National motto: None National anthem: Ύμν... Cyprus (UNFICYP) was established in 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 1 - Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. January 3 - Senator Barry Goldwater announces that he will seek the Republican nomination for President. January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the... 1964 to prevent a recurrence of fighting between the Greek Cypriots and Descendants of Turks who settled in Cyprus following the Ottoman conquest in 1571. They speak a dialect of the Turkish language, and have a distinct Turkish cultural heritage or identity. They are distinct from Greek Cypriots, and the minority population on Cyprus (approximately 25% of the total population of the... Turkish Cypriots. After the 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). Events January-February January 5 - Dungeons & Dragons officially released. February 4 - Patricia Hearst, the 19 year old granddaughter of publisher William Randolph Hearst, is kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army February 7 - Grenada becomes independent from... 1974 Greek coup-d'etat and Turkish military intervention, the UN Security Council extended and expanded the mission to prevent that The Cyprus Dispute refers to the dispute between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots over Cyprus, an island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. This dispute led to the de facto separation of the island into a mostly Greek speaking southern and a mostly Turkish-speaking northern part, the latter having been... Cyprus dispute would turn into war.

External links

• UNFICYP  (http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/missions/unficyp/index.html) - official page