There was a political event in Cyprus.
Cyprus . On 15 July 1974 , a coup d'état was staged by Greek Cypriot nationalists and elements of the Greek military junta in an attempt at enosis , the incorporation of Cyprus into Greece . These events and the resulting political situation are matters of a continuing dispute . The Democratic Party ( Δημοκρατικό Κόμμα , Dimokratikó Kómma ) or DIKO is a centrist political party in Cyprus founded in 1976 by Spyros Kyprianou .