2021 in Cyprus
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Events in the year 2021 in Cyprus.
Incumbents[]
Events[]
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Cyprus and Cyprus dispute
- 12 January – At an overcrowded migrant camp housing 1,500 people, 600 of whom are in quarantine for COVID-19, 25 people are injured in a fight.[1]
- 3 July – During a week-long heat wave that sees temperatures surpass 40 °C (104 °F), wildfires break out in Limassol District, leading to the deaths of four Egyptian men before being put out two days later with assistance from Greece, Israel, Italy, and the United Kingdom.[2][3]
Deaths[]
- 3 January – Michalakis Leptos (born c. 1936), property developer.[4]
- 26 April – Vassos Lyssarides (born 1920), politician, president of the House of Representatives (1985–1991) and founder of EDEK.[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Cyprus: Brawl at overcrowded migrant camp injures 25". news.yahoo.com. Yahoo News. AP. January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ^ Labropoulou, Elinda (4 July 2021). "Cyprus wildfires leave at least four dead in 'unprecedented tragedy'". CNN. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Cyprus: Nations send help to tackle worst wildfire in decades". BBC. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Paphos-based businessman Leptos dies aged 84". cyprus-mail.com. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ Πέθανε ο Βάσος Λυσσαρίδης (in Greek)
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