They burned the books of Muhtars

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Title

They burned the books of Muhtars

Alternative Title

Εκαύσαν Μουκτάρικα βιβλία
They burned the books of Muhtars

Subject

Rock-hard nation: building a homogenous ethnic community and the politics of unanimity

Abstract

Προσωπιδοφόροι πήγαν στα σπίτια Μουχτάρηδων και πήραν τα βιβλία που χρησιμοποιούσαν πριν παραιτηθούν και τα έκαψαν στην πλατεία του χωριού. Οι Μουχτάρηδες είχαν παραιτηθεί πριν καιρό αλλά η διοίκηση Πάφου δεν τις δέχτηκε.
EOKA fighters entered the houses of Muhtars and took their books that they were using before they resigh and burned those in the village square. Muhtars had resigned a long time ago but the administration of Paphos did not make their resignations accepted.

Creator

N.C.

Source

Ελευθερία/Eleftheria newspaper

Date

1958-08-31

Language

Greek

Type

Newspaper article

Identifier

eleftheria_1958_08_31_06

Bibliographic Citation

"Εκαύσαν Μουκτάρικα βιβλία", Eleftheria, 31 August 1958, p. 6

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Ktima

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Date Added
June 23, 2012
Collection
Newspapers: Ελευθερία/Eleftheria
Item Type
Document
Citation
N.C., “They burned the books of Muhtars,” Cyprus Critical History Archive: Reconsidering the culture of violence in Cyprus, 1955-64, accessed May 1, 2024, http://www.ccha-ahdr.info/items/show/435.
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