← 1978 1977 1976 1979 in Cyprus → 1980 1981 1982
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See also:	Other events in 1979 · Timeline of Cypriot history

Events in the year 1979 in Cyprus.

Incumbents

• President: Spyros Kyprianou
• President of the Parliament: Alekos Michaelides

Events

Ongoing – Cyprus dispute

• 15 June – U.N. Security Council Resolution 451 was adopted and noted that, due to the existing circumstances, the presence of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) would continue to be essential for a peaceful settlement.^[1]

Deaths