2008 in Cyprus
The following lists events that happened during 2008 in the Republic of Cyprus.
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Incumbents
- President – Tassos Papadopoulos (until 28 February), Demetris Christofias (starting 28 February)
Events
January
- January 1 - Cyprus adopts the euro currency, becoming the 14th country to do so. Cypriot pound will remain valid in shops until the end of the month, and exchangeable at the central bank for some years.[1]
February
- February 17 - The Cypriot presidential election, 2008 took place.
- February 24 - The runoff of the Cypriot presidential election was held and Demetris Christofias was elected President.[2]
March
- March 5-12 - 2008 Cyprus Cup took place and Canada women's national soccer team won the competition.[3]
May
- May 24 - Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Final took place and Evdokia Kadi's Femme Fatale was chosen to represent Cyprus in the contest in 2008.[4]
August
- Cyprus competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics. The country didn't have an Olympic medalist.[5]
See also
References
- "Cyprus and Malta adopt the euro". 1 January 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- "Incumbent eliminated from Cyprus presidential election in major surprise", Associated Press (International Herald Tribune), February 17, 2008.
- "Cyprus Women's Cup". www.rsssf.com.
- "Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Final | Year page | Eurovision Song Contest - Copenhagen 2014". eurovision.tv.
- "Olympics Sports Medals - 2008 Summer Olympics - Beijing, China - ESPN". www.espn.com.
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