National Memorials will be held in the Municipal Apartments of Liopetriou, Achnas and Avgoroutranslated

On Sunday, July 19, 2026, the National Memorials of the heroes who sacrificed themselves for the freedom and defense of our homeland, as well as prayers for finding the missing persons of the Turkish invasion of 1974, will be held in the Municipal Apartments of Liopetriou, Achnas and Avgorou. In the Municipal District of Liopetriou, the National Memorial of the Fallen and Missing will be held at the Holy Church of Panagia Eleusis. The memorial speech will be delivered by the Deputy Director General of the Deputy Ministry of Shipping, Mr. Theodoulos Mesimeris. Trisagion and laying of wreaths will follow at the Memorial to the Fallen and Missing.

In the Municipal District of Achnas, the annual National Memorial will be held at the Holy Church of Agia Marina and Archangel Michael, in Dasaki Achnas. The heroes of the Liberation Struggle of EOKA 1955-1959 will be honored, as well as those who fell and were killed in the National Struggle of Cyprus during the Turkish occupation. On behalf of the President of the Republic, the General Director of the Deputy Ministry of Culture, Mr. Giorgos Papageorgiou, will deliver the memorial speech. Wreath-laying will follow at the Memorial to the Fallen and Missing.

In the Municipal District of Avgorou, the National...