Chronology

Byzantine period	330 – 1191
Franc period	119-1498
Ventiane period	1478 – 1571
Ottoman period	1571 – 1878
	1830	Greek Independence
British period	1878-1960
	1912	Balkan war
	1914	Cyprus is annexed by the British Empire
	1920	Sevre treaty; Mustafa Kemal took the power
	1923	Lausanne treaty; Turkish Republic statement
	1925	Cyprus became one of the Crown’s colony
	1946	Streets and Buildings Regulation Law
	1955	Independence War; London Conference
	1959	Zurich Accord ; London Accord
Independence	1960
	1963	Civil war; First UNFICYP mandate
	1973	Coup d’Etat in Greek
	1974	Attempt of Coup d’État in Cyprus; Turkish military intervention
	1976	Nicosia Sewerage and Drainage Master Plan
	1981	Greek in the CEE
		First stage of Nicosia Master Plan
	1983	Self-proclamation of “Turkish Republic of North Cypurs”
	1984	Second stage of Nicosia Master Plan
	1985	Third stage of Nicosia Master Plan
	1990	Cyprus applied for the EU
		Town and Country Planning Bill (RoC)
	1998	Bi-communal Development Programs (USAID-UNDP)
	2001	Partnership for the Future (UE-UNDP)
	2004	Rejection  of the Annan Plan; the ROC in  EU
	2005	Action for Co-operation and Trust (USAID-UNDP)