20 years since the Annan plan referendum

Wednesday marked exactly 20 years since a referendum was held on whether to reunite Cyprus under the Annan plan on April 24, 2004.

While the majority – 65 per cent – of Turkish Cypriots voted in favour of the plan, an even larger majority – 76 per cent – of Greek Cypriots voted against it, and thus the plan was never implemented, and Cyprus remains divided to this day.

Reaction to the referendum’s failure was mixed at time, with then-President Tassos Papadopoulos and Turkish Cypriot...