The thought of a coup d'état was only floated in Cyprus.
The 1974 Cypriot coup d'etat was a military coup d'etat by the Cypriot National Guard and the Greek military junta of 1967 -- 1974 .. Cypriot National Guard. Cypriot National Guard. coup d'etat. coup d'etat. On 15 July 1974 the coup plotters ousted President Makarios III and replaced him with pro-Enosis -LRB- Greek irridentist -RRB- nationalist Nikos Sampson as dictator .. Nikos Sampson. Nikos Sampson. Makarios III. Makarios III. Enosis. Enosis. irridentist. Irridentism. The Sampson regime was described as a puppet state , whose ultimate aim was the annexation of the island by Greece ; in the short term , the coupists proclaimed the establishment of the `` Hellenic Republic of Cyprus '' .. Cyprus. Cyprus. Greece. Greek military junta of 1967–74. puppet state. puppet state