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Events in the year2020 inCyprus

• President:Nicos Anastasiades
• President of the Parliament:Demetris Syllouris (until 15 October),Adamos Adamou (starting 23 October)

Ongoing —COVID-19 pandemic in Cyprus andCyprus dispute

• 28 February – Thegovernment announces that four of the country'scheckpoints alongits border withNorthern Cyprus will be closed due toconcerns over COVID-19. This is the first time the border points have been closed since 2003.^[1]

• 9 March – TheMinister of Health confirms thefirst two cases of COVID-19 on the island: a 64-year-old health professional who had visitedU.K. and a 25-year-old man fromLimassol who had traveled toItaly.^[2]
• 13 March – In a special televised appearance,PresidentNikos Anastasiadis announced that all of the country's border would be closed for 15 days to everyone exceptCypriots,Europeans working on the island, and people with special permits. Authorities also extended a school shutdown until April 10 in a precautionary moveagainst COVID-19.^[3]
• 21 March – The country reports itsfirst COVID-19 death, that of an individual with underlying health issues.^[4]
• 23 March –PresidentNicos Anastasiades announces a nationwide lockdown between starting March 24 and ending April 13. The lockdown comes when the country hasreported 116 coronavirus cases and one death.^[5]
• 27 March – Thegovernment announces that 50 prisoners will be released in early April. The prisoners were held inNicosia central prison, which had been operating beyond capacity for years. The release is expected to alleviate the overcrowded prison and slowthe spread of the virus.^[6]

• 21 May – The lockdown ended andrepatriation flights continued, although those comingback to the country no longer have to be quarantined for two weeks. Thegovernment also announced that airports will reopen fully on June 9, though flights fromcountries heavily affected by the virus will not be permitted until further notice.^[7]
• 25 May – Thegovernment announces that it will deport17 immigrants who are suspected of having links toextremist groups or involved in acts ofterrorism. The immigrants, who are being held in a migrant detention facility, will leave the country once allCOVID-19 restrictions are lifted according to theministry.^[8]

• 24 August – TheCyprus Papers, consisting of more than 1,400 confidential approved applications relating to the governmentCyprus Investment Programme, were published byAl Jazeera, which says they have been sold to criminals and fugitives from 70 countries who, by purchasing aCypriot passport, becomeEuropean Union citizens. The government claims that it has clamped down on the loopholes and that each accepted application was in conformity with the standards at the time. The country said it will revoke citizenship for individuals found guilty of serious crimes.^[9][10][11]
• 26 August – TheTurkish Ministry of National Defense revealed that aBarbaros-class frigate of theTurkish Navy and theTCGBurgazada had conductedjoint military exercises with theUSSWinston S. Churchill of theU.S. Navy in theEastern Mediterranean, hours afterGreece conducted similar exercises with the country,France, andItaly inthe disputed Aegean region.^[12]
• 28 August – TopEU diplomatJosep Borrell threatenedTurkey with sanctions unless it andGreece reconcile their differences overmaritime borders and gas drilling rights near the country.^[13]
• 31 August – FrenchForeign MinisterJean-Yves Le Drian called for a "coordinated European response" to recentTurkish aggression towards the country andGreece in theEastern Mediterranean, saying "Europe needs to leave the age of innocence behind and shape its own destiny."^[14]

• 6 September – TheTurkish Armed Forces launchedjoint military exercises with theSecurity Forces Command ofNorthern Cyprus amidongoing territorial disputes involving the country in theeastern Mediterranean.^[15]
• 14 September – at least thirteen migrants and refugees fromLebanon andSyria die attempting to travel to Cyprus.^[16]
• 24 September – TheMinistry of Foreign Affairs announced that it welcomes the agreement for theestablishment of diplomatic relations betweenBahrain and Israel. It added that this agreement constitutes another positive development for peace and stability inthe region following a similar decision announced byIsrael and the UAE a month before.^[17]

• 2 October – TheEuropean Council agreed onsanctions against Belarus after assuring the country, which had previously stopped the motion from passing, thatTurkey would also be sanctioned if it continued oil and gas drilling in thedisputed maritime regions.^[18][19]

• 12 February –Takis Evdokas, politician and psychiatrist, founder of theDemocratic National Party (b. 1928).^[20]
• 23 April –Alecos Markides, lawyer and politician, formerMP andAttorney General (b. 1943).^[21]

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