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The events known as the Ecclesiastical coup were not a coup d'etat in the strict sense of the word. The three Bishops, who granted had ties to political opponents of Makarios, interpreted the church canons to imply that Makarios could not simultaneously be head of Church and State, and called him to choose between the two. When Makarios made it clear was not willing to do so, they defrocked him. It was to a question of theological interpretation, obviously interlaced heavily with an anti-Makarios political agenda. But it was it unambiguopusly a coup d'etat? Rastapopoulos 13:00, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: MOVED to 1972–73 Cypriot ecclesiastical coup attempt. If someone wishes the longer format, feel free to reopen/start another RM Galobtter ( pingó mió) 18:28, 20 May 2018 (UTC)( non-admin closure)
Ecclesiastical coup → 1972–1973 Cypriot ecclesiastical coup attempt – Ecclesiastical coup is a general term, and the efforts were not successful. The usage referring specifically to Cyprus appears to be primarily on Wikipedia mirrors (though Hitchens uses it in his book on Cyprus). There likely is a better option for the title, alternate suggestions are encouraged. power~enwiki ( π, ν) 00:56, 12 May 2018 (UTC)