2019 in Cyprus
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Events in the year 2019 in Cyprus.
Incumbents
Events
Ongoing –
Cyprus dispute
May
- 26 May – The 2019 European Parliament election was held to elect the country's six representatives to the European Parliament.[1]
June
- 14 June – French President Emmanuel Macron, speaking for the EU, urges Turkey to stop "illegal activities" in the country's exclusive economic zone.[2][3]
Deaths
March
- 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
- 15 May – Michael Zampelas, politician (born 1937).[6]
- 30 May – Leon Redbone, Cypriot-American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1949).[7]
June
- 21 June – Demetris Christofias, politician and former President (born 1946).[8]
July
- 15 July – Alexis Galanos, politician (born 1940).[9]
References
- ^ "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
Media related to 2019 in Cyprus at Wikimedia Commons