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Tourists and foreign nationals wait to be evacuated on July 23, 1974 at Nicosia airport, during a ceasefire following Turkey's invasion of Cyprus. After a coup d'état organized by Greek Cypriots, Turkey invaded the northern part of the island of Cyprus on July 20, 1974. After the summer of 1974, The United Nations Force Responsible for Maintaining the Peace in Cyprus (UNFICYP ) established and controlled a demilitarized buffer zone around the Green Line. This conflict precipitated the end of the regime of the colonels in Greece and led to the proclamation, in February 1975, by the Turkish Cypriots, of the creation of their own state chaired by Rauf Denktash, which was however not recognized by the international community. (Photo by Xavier BARON / AFP) (Photo by XAVIER BARON/AFP via Getty Images)