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| 1955, April 1 |
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| Opening of guerrilla warfare by EOKA, the National Organization of Cypriot Fighters, which demanded union with Greece. Col. George Grivas, a native Cypriot who had become a Greek citizen, emerged as the organization's leader. EOKA originally confined itself to British targets but struck against Turkish Cypriots after they actively sided with the British. The terrorist campaign lasted until 1959. | 1 |
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| Aug. 29–Sept. 7 |
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| A London conference, attended by British, Turkish, and Greek representatives, reached a deadlock on the future of Cyprus. | 2 |
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| Dec. 7 |
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| Archbishop Makarios, spokesman for the Greek Cypriots, demanded immediate internal sovereignty. On March 9, 1956, the British deported him to the Seychelles Islands. He was released (March 28, 1957) after denouncing terrorism, but he boycotted negotiations until he was allowed to return to Cyprus (March 1, 1959). | 3 |
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