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Melbourne's Cypriots honored the 1st of April 1955 Anniversary

The 1 April Attacks were a series of attacks across Cyprus in 1955 by the EOKA which led to the start of the Cyprus Emergency. Multiple British locations were attacked after midnight by EOKA members. This attack was accompanied by the distribution of leaflets across Cyprus. The Cypriots of Melbourne remembered the day.

Οι Κύπριοι της Μελβούρνης τίμησαν την Επέτειο της 1ης Απριλίου 1955.

Οι Κύπριοι της Μελβούρνης τίμησαν την Επέτειο της 1ης Απριλίου 1955. Source: Supplied

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Melbourne's Cypriots commemorated the 1st of April 1955 anniversary.
Melbourne's Cypriots commemorated the 1st of April 1955 anniversary. Source: Supplied

Melbourne's Cypriots commemorated the 1st of April 1955 anniversary.
Melbourne's Cypriots commemorated the 1st of April 1955 anniversary. Source: Supplied
Melbourne's Cypriots commemorated the 1st of April 1955 anniversary.
Melbourne's Cypriots commemorated the 1st of April 1955 anniversary. Source: Supplied


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By Panos Apostolou

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