1961 in Cyprus
# 1961 in Cyprus

Events in the year 1961 in Cyprus.

## Incumbents

* President: Makarios III
* President of the Parliament: Glafcos Clerides

## Events

March - Cyprus became a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations at the 1961 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference, and President Makarios III became a Commonwealth Head of State & a Commonwealth Head of Government as a result.

* The Cypriot Chess Championship joined FIDE.
