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The Green Line - Cyprus

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A Compass Films Production for Channel Four in the UK, 1985. The history of Cyprus as described by UK-based Greek and Turkish Cypriots to mark the tenth anniversary after the Turkish invasion of the island in 1974 following the coup by the Greek military Junta. Highlighting the British policy of 'Divide and Rule' which invited Turkey's involvement in the politics of the island during the Cypriot struggle for independence during the 1950's, and the influence of US policies in leading to a forced division of the island following the Turkish invasion of 1974 when it took over nearly 40% of the island, which it continues to hold onto 38 years later. -------------- "Foreign Interests created a crisis - then blamed the Cypriots" Part 1 of 2: "The Green Line - Memories of Cyprus 1920 -1974" Contains interviews with: Lord Caradon - Sir Hugh Foot George and Costas Sophocleous Chrystalla and Charalambos Pafitis Stelios Jakovides Dr Homer Habibis Brigadier Harbottle Panos Hadjipanayi Michael Athanasiou Panayiota Xida Yashar Ishmaeloglu Mehmet Nurettin Kamil Achmet Christopher Price Yiannis Sennekis Part 2: "The Green Line - Divide and Rule" Contains interviews with: Andreas Prodromou Stavros Stylianou Lord Caradon - Sir Hugh Foot Andreas Georgiou Yiannis Sennekis Tumer Garip Niyuri Sanielli Maroula Artemi Chrystalla and Charalambos Pafitis Chris Zissimos Christopher Price Brigadier Michael Harbottle Stelios Jakovides Irene Christoforou Salih Kamil Andreas Markou Andreas and Angela Gabriel Mehmet Nurettin

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The Green Line - Cyprus

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