Q. Cyprus gained independence from which country in 1960?
Answer: United Kingdom
Notes: Cyprus gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1960. Cyprus was under the Ottoman Rule from 1571 to 1878. In 1878, under the Cyprus Convention, Cyprus was placed under the United Kingdom's administration and it got finally annexed by the United Kingdom in 1914. Finally, following the Cyprus Emergency conflict from 1955 to 1959, Cyprus was granted independence in 1960 by establishing the Republic of Cyprus, according to the London-Zurich Agreement.