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| place = Major cities and villages of Cyprus
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| causes = National,
| methods = [[Arson]], [[Demonstration (people)|Demonstrations]], [[Rioting]], [[Vandalism]]
| result = Suppressed by the colonial police
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| casualties1 = '''Many government buildings were destroyed, burned or damaged'''<br/>'''No human
| casualties2 = '''Deaths''' 17<br/>'''Injuries''' 30<br/>'''Arrests''': 2
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The '''1931 Cyprus revolt''' or '''October Events''' ({{lang-el|Οκτωβριανά}}, ''Oktovriana'') was a revolt against British colonial rule that took place in [[Cyprus]], then a [[British Cyprus|British crown colony]], between 21 October and early November 1931. The revolt was spearheaded by [[Greek Cypriots]] who advocated the [[Enosis]] (Union) of the island with [[Greece]]. The defeat of the rebels led to a period of [[Autocracy|autocratic]] British rule known as "Palmerocracy" (Παλμεροκρατία), that would last until the beginning of [[World War II]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Xypolia |first1=Ilia |title=British Imperialism and Turkish Nationalism in Cyprus, 1923-1939 Divide, Define and Rule |date=2017 |publisher=Routledge |location=London |isbn=9781138221291}}</ref
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