2019 in Cyprus
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Events in the year 2019 in Cyprus.
Incumbents[edit]
Events[edit]
Ongoing – Cyprus dispute
May[edit]
- 26 May – The 2019 European Parliament election was held to elect the country's six representatives to the European Parliament.[1]
June[edit]
- 14 June – European Union Mediterranean state leaders offer full support to the country in its dispute with Turkey over offshore natural gas deposit ownership. French President Emmanuel Macron, speaking for the EU, urges Turkey to stop "illegal activities" in the country's exclusive economic zone.[2][3]
Deaths[edit]
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March[edit]
- 10 March – İrsen Küçük, politician and former Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (born 1940).[4]
- 15 March – Mike Thalassitis, footballer and reality show personality (born 1993).[5]
May[edit]
- 15 May – Michael Zampelas, politician (born 1937).[6]
- 30 May – Leon Redbone, Cypriot-American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1949).[7]
June[edit]
- 21 June – Demetris Christofias, politician and former President (born 1946).[8]
July[edit]
- 15 July – Alexis Galanos, politician (born 1940).[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "European Elections in Cyprus was held on May 26 2019". Stockwatch. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ "Southern EU leaders back Cyprus in gas dispute with Turkey". Reuters. 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ^ "France's Macron sides with Cyprus on dispute with Turkey". Reuters. 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ^ KKTC eski Başbakanı İrsen Küçük hayatını kaybetti (in Turkish)
- ^ "Mike Thalassitis: Love Island star dies aged 26". BBC News. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
- ^ "'Father' of offshore sector, art lover and ex-mayor dies". Cyprus Mail. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
- ^ Jem Aswad, Chris Willman (30 May 2019). "Leon Redbone Dead: Singer Dies at 69". Variety. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
- ^ "Former president Demetris Christofias has died, funeral Tuesday (update 2)". Cyprus Mail. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
- ^ "Obituary: Alexis Galanos was not your average Cypriot politician". Cyprus Mail. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
External links[edit]
Media related to 2019 in Cyprus at Wikimedia Commons
