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Kyriacos was born on 23 October 1915. He went to
the primary school and worked in agriculture and
as a rural constable. In 1937 he married
Pantelou Matheou and they had two children.
He was enclaved with his family during the
second phase of the invasion. The Turkish mayor
Kemal Assoum asked the Greek mayor Louka
Kyriacou to give up their arms before the
arrival of the Turkish soldiers. Antonis
Zahariades and an officer of the United Nations
were present at the meeting. The Greek mayor
requested that the arms, along with hunting
rifles, be handed over to the United Nations.
Around 4 p.m. on the same day, Turkish soldiers |