South would then have ruffed his winner, a grand coup aimed at reducing his length to match that of East.

The island has been divided since 1974, when Turkish troops occupied the north in response to a coup aimed at uniting the island with Greece.

The two entities have been separated since 1974, when a Greek Cypriot guerrilla movement staged a coup aimed at merging the island with Greece.

Last week's foiled hard-line coup, aimed at blocking a union treaty, ended up accelerating the independence trend.

Turkey invaded the island in 1974 to stop a coup aimed at uniting Cyprus with Greece.

He attempted a military coup in September 1971, aimed at the assassination of Mao while traveling on his train.

In 1974, Turkish troops invaded the island after a military coup aimed at uniting the island with Greece.

And in 1981, with democracy in place but not well rooted, he personally blocked a right-wing military coup aimed at turning back the clock.

It was set up in 1974 when Turkish troops invaded to block a coup aimed at uniting the island with Greece.

A planned coup aimed at restoring an independent Georgian monarchy was betrayed and the plotters were rounded up by the police.