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From Lausanne to the 1974 Cyprus Crisis

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The Greek-Turkish Conflict in the Aegean

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With the Treaty of Sèvres being overtaken by events, the Lausanne Peace Conference was convened (21 November 1922–24 July 1923). Ismet Paşa (Inönü) headed the Turkish delegation while Venizelos headed the Greek delegation. Lord George Nathaniel Curzon, the British foreign minister, chaired the Conference and was the dominant figure on the part of the Allies. The Turks faced an uphill stuggle at Lausanne, with Curzon adopting a patronising attitude towards the diplomatically inexperienced Turkish delegation. This adverse climate for Turkey gave some room for manoeuvre to Venizelos, though the Greeks were hardly more popular in the wake of their Asia Minor invasion.1

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    Alexis Heraclides (Professor of International Relations and Conflict Resolution)

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Heraclides, A. (2010). From Lausanne to the 1974 Cyprus Crisis. In: The Greek-Turkish Conflict in the Aegean. New Perspectives on South-East Europe Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230283398_5

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