Cyprus in World War II

Anastasia Yiangou received a PhD from the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London in 2009. She has taught at the University of Cyprus and the European University Cyprus.

• Chapter One: Britain and Cyprus: the Historical Background 1878-19391.1. British Motives for the Acquisition of Cyprus1.2. The Dynamic of Enosis1.3. The Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Cyprus1.4. Trade Unions and the Left1.5. Palmer’s Rule (1933-1939)1.6. Situation in Cyprus at the Eve of the Second World WarChapter Two: The Outbreak of War and Colonial Politics in Cyprus2.1. The ‘Change of Guard’ in Cyprus2.2. The Onset of War2.3. The Return of the 1931 Deportees: The Case of Theophanis Theodotou2.4. Church Attitudes after the Onset of European hostilities2.5. New Shifts in Press Opinion and Government Policy2.6. Consolidation of the Labour Movement After September 19392.7. The Cypriot Intelligentsia in London2.8. Greece’s Entry into the European WarChapter Three: The Revival of Enosis and the Emergence of the Cypriot Left October 1940 – May 19413.1. Cyprus and the Entry of Greece in the European War3.2. The Reactions of the Turkish Cypriot Community3.3. The Movement for Cypriot Volunteering in the Greek Army3.4. Church and State after 28 October 1940: In Search of Reconciliation3.5. The Labour Movement and the Foundation of A.K.E.L3.6. The Question of the Greek Government’s Move to Cyprus3.7. Effects of the German Occupation of Greece in CyprusChapter Four: the Beginning of the Remaking of Cypriot politics: May 1941-March 19424.1. Greek Resistance during the Axis Occupation4.2. Military and Administrative Changes in Cyprus after Greece’s Surrender to the Axis Powers4.3. A.K.E.L. and the Foundation of the Pan Cyprian Trade Union Committee (P.S.E.)4.4 British Reaction to A.K.E.L.’s Growing Influence4.5. The Vision of Emmanouil Tsouderos: the 15th November 1941 Declaration and its Implications4.6. British – Church Relations Remain Deadlocked4.7. The 25th March 1942: Early Tension between the Greek Cypriot Left and RightChapter Five: Cypriot Politics on the Eve of the Municipal Elections of 19435.1. The Visit of Eminent Persons in Cyprus, the Press and Enosis Politics5.2. The Debate on the Issue of Compulsory Military Service in Cyprus5.3. Opposition from the Press and the Circle of Kyrenia Towards the Locum Tenens5.4. The Cypriot Left Prior to the Municipal Elections of 19435.5. The Foundation of the Pan Cyprian Farmers’ Union (P.E.K.)5.6. The Road to the Municipal Elections of 19435.7. Winston Churchill’s Visit in CyprusChapter Six: The Municipal Elections of March 19436.1. The Conduct of the Elections6.2. Discussions on the Future of Cyprus6.3. The Elections’ Effects on the Cypriot Right6.4. A.K.E.L.’s Recruiting Campaign6.5. The Cost of Living Agitation6.6. Developments in Greece: March – August 19436.7. The Repeat of the Election in the Municipality of Limassol – October 1943Chapter Seven: The Effects of the Greek crisis on Cypriot Politics: From the Onset of the Civil War (October 1943) to the Lebanon Conference (May 1944)7.1. The Aftermath of the Municipal Elections7.2. Relations of the Cypriot Right and Left during the ‘First Round’ of the Greek Civil War7.3. The Cost of Living Question: The Strike of 1 March 19447.4. The Impasse of the Archiepiscopal Question: the Locum Tenens, the Colonial Authorities and the Nicosia Archbishopric7.5. The Mutinies in the Greek Forces of the Middle East and the Lebanon ConferenceChapter Eight: The Efforts for the Unification of the Greek Cypriot Politics: August – December 19448.1. Prelude to Sir Cosmo Parkinson’s Visit to Cyprus8.2. Sir Cosmo Parkinson’s Sojourn in Cyprus: August – September 19448.3. The Liberation of Greece: October 19448.4. The Impact of the Liberation of Greece on Cypriot Politics: October – November 1944 8.5. Colonial Reaction to Cypriot Developments and the Designs of a Post War Policy8.6. The Events of December 1944 (???????????)Chapter Nine: The End of the Second World War9.1. Greek Cypriot Politics after the December eve