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From the Egyptians and Persians to the Romans and even Alexander the Great, the island of Cyprus has been ruled by a revolving door of empires. Today, it is partitioned between Turkish and Greek Cypriots. How did we get here? What caused this island to be carved into two? And why does it remain divided?

With animated maps and guest Major-General Alain Forand, this episode of Forgotten War digs into the millennia-old history of Cyprus and the Turkish invasion of the island in 1974 that led to its partition.

This video was made in partnership with Canada Company.

00:00 - Intro
00:18 - UN Peacekeepers in Cyprus
00:51 - From Persians to the British Empire
01:28 - World War I
01:46 - Riots in Cyprus and EOKA
02:47 - Cyprus Independence and Civil War
03:58 - July 1974, Turkey invades
05:08 - The Star of Courage
08:00 - Partition of the island
08:27 - Reunification?
08:57 - An unstable world?