Cyprus and 1821: Myths, Realities and Legacies

Andrekos Varnava

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-10849-5_9

Cyprus and 1821: Myths, Realities and Legacies

Andrekos Varnava

College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

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The Greek War of Independence holds a very important place in the script of the imagined Greek nation in Cyprus and for Greek Cypriot nationalism. This revolves around the execution of 400 leading Cypriots in 1821 and a failed uprising in Cyprus, as well as the contribution of Cypriots to the war on the mainland. This chapter has two aims: first to revisit the Greek Revolution in relation to Cyprus, in so doing showing how nationalist narratives have come to obscure the realities of the impact of the revolution on Cyprus and the role of the island and its people; and secondly, to explore the impact of the Greek Revolution on Cypriot society and politics since then, including in the formation of EOKA (National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters) in the 1950s, and the history of its commemoration, as well as its place in the current education system.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	New Perspectives on the Greek War of Independence
Subtitle of host publication	Myths, Realities, Legacies and Reflections
Editors	Yianni Cartledge, Andrekos Varnava
Place of Publication	Cham, Switzerland
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Chapter	9
Pages	183-215
Number of pages	33
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-10849-5
ISBN (Print)	978-3-0311-0848-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10849-5_9
Publication status	Published - 2022

Keywords

Greek War
Independence
Cyprus
nationalism
Cypriot
Greek Revolution

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