14. Interesting facts about
Cyprus
1. From Nicosia: 1 hr to the mountains, 40 minutes
to the beach
2. Major income comes from tourism and services
3. Island of Aphrodite, (Venus)
4. Transportation
5. Cats
15. Not a place toNot a place to
go at a U2 concert butgo at a U2 concert but
A safe place for..A safe place for..
our familyour family
17. History of Cyprus
(8200 - 3900 B.C.)Neolithic Period
1200 B.C. Hellenisation of the island from Greeks
330 Byzantine Period
1192 Frankish (Lusignan) Period
1489Venetian Period (- 1571)
1571Ottoman Occupation
1878 British colony
1955 Military campaign against the British rule
18. 1955-59 EOKA struggle
Liberation of Cyprus
Union of Cyprus with Greece
EOKA fighters
Michael Koutosftas and Andreas Panagides
Sentenced to death
Executed on September 21st
1956
Buried at the imprisoned graves
1960 Independence of the Republic of Cyprus
21. Divide and
conquer
Disproportional privileges toTurkish Cypriots 18 %
1963-64 Many problems among the 2 communities
Turkish army bombarded the island 1964
Turkish Cypriot withdrew from the government
36. Public Educational System in
Cyprus
6 years elementary school
3 years lower high school
3 years upper high school (15-18years old)
37. The majority of our graduates
goes for further studies in:
Greece
Cyprus
England
38. 1st
class 36(45 min) periods per week 4 periods of
elective classes
2nd
class 20 periods of elective classes
3rd
class 22 periods of elective classes
Lyceum