Events tagged with "solomos solomou"

Historical Events tagged with "solomos solomou"

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Politics & Government

Solomos Solomou Shot While Climbing Flagpole

August 14th, 1996 28 years ago

A Greek Cypriot refugee named Solomos Solomou was shot and killed by a Turkish security officer on August 14, 1996, as he attempted to remove a Turkish flag from a flagpole located in the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus. The act was a protest symbolizing his feelings about the ongoing division and occupation issues on the island.