Historical Dictionary of Cyprus

Farid Mirbagheri is professor of international relations and holds the Dialogue Chair in Middle Eastern studies at the University of Nicosia. His enduring interest in Cyprus, inter alia, goes back to 1980s. His publications on this topic include International Peacemaking in Cyprus from 1964 to 1986 (1997) and Historical Dictionary of Cyprus (2010). He is a former editor of the Cyprus Review.Emilios A. Solomou is a historian and director of UNESCO Chair at the University of Nicosia. He serves as the president of the Cyprus Society of Historical Studies, Fellow of the Historical Association of Britain and the Managing Editor of the Cyprus Review. Amongst other publications he coedited two books on Colonial Cyprus 1878-1960 and Independent Cyprus 1960-2010.

• Editor’s Foreword (Jon Woronoff)AcknowledgementsPrefaceAcronyms and AbbreviationsMapsChronologyIntroductionTHE DICTIONARYAppendix I:Presidents of the Republic of CyprusAppendix II:Turkish Cypriot LeadersAppendix III:UN Special Representatives Appendix IV:UNFICYP Force CommandersAppendix V: The Lusignan Rulers of CyprusAppendix VI: British Personnel 1878-1960Appendix VII: Archbishops of the Cyprus Orthodox Church Appendix VIII: Some Byzantine Emperors who had a direct Impact on events in CyprusAppendix IX: The two Ottoman Emperors marking the beginning and the end of Ottoman rule in CyprusAppendix X: Venetian Rulers (Doges) marking the beginning and the end of Venetian rule in CyprusGlossaryBibliographyAbout the Authors

Mirbagheri and Solomou’s Historical Dictionary is a truly valuable contribution to the inexhaustible study of the countless dimensions of Cyprus’ life and times, written clearly and conscientiously, with numerous insights, and an evident love and respect for the country and its people.