Treaty of Establishment

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The Treaty of Establishment is the 1960 international agreement that created the independent Republic of Cyprus while allowing the United Kingdom to retain sovereign military base areas on the island.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 1960 treaty
founding treaty
international treaty
allowedRetentionOf Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus
appliesToTerritory Akrotiri
linked to: Akrotiri Peninsula

Cyprus
Dhekelia
linked to: Dhekelia Garrison
cameIntoForce 1960-08-16
category Treaties of Cyprus
Treaties of the Cold War era
Treaties of the United Kingdom
componentOf London–Zurich Agreements
countryCreated Republic of Cyprus
linked to: Cyprus
createdTerritorialEntity Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area
Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area
dateSigned 1960-08-16
definedStatusOf Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area
Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area
grantedIndependenceFrom United Kingdom
grantedSovereigntyTo United Kingdom over Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area
United Kingdom over Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area
hasConsequence continuing British sovereignty over specified base areas in Cyprus
end of British colonial rule in most of Cyprus
hasOfficialName Treaty of Establishment of the Republic of Cyprus
language English
Greek
Turkish
legalBasisFor constitutional order of the Republic of Cyprus at independence
partOfHistoricalEvent decolonisation of Cyprus
purpose to establish the independent Republic of Cyprus
to regulate the status of British military bases in Cyprus
regulated rights of the United Kingdom to maintain military facilities in Cyprus
use of land and installations within the Sovereign Base Areas
relatedAgreement Treaty of Alliance
Treaty of Guarantee
signatory Greece
Turkey
United Kingdom
representatives of Greek Cypriot community
representatives of Turkish Cypriot community
signedIn Nicosia
subjectMatter military bases
sovereignty
state succession
yearOfEvent 1960

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas establishedBy Treaty of Establishment
Akrotiri and Dhekelia createdByTreaty Treaty of Establishment
Protocol relating to the Sovereign Base Areas of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Cyprus basedOn Treaty concerning the Establishment of the Republic of Cyprus of 1960
linked to: Treaty of Establishment
Sovereign Base Areas establishedBy Treaty of Establishment
subject linked to: SBA
Administrator of the Sovereign Base Areas constitutingInstrument Treaty of Establishment 1960
linked to: Treaty of Establishment