The following events occurred in the Republic of Cyprus during the year 2008.
Incumbents President – Tassos Papadopoulos (until 28 February), Demetris Christofias (from 28 February) President of the Parliament: Dimitris Christofias (until 28 February), Marios Karoyian (from 28 February)
Events Ongoing – Cyprus dispute
January 1 January – Cyprus adopts and the euro, along with Malta, becoming the 14th and 15th countries respectively to do so. The Cypriot pound notes and coins will remain valid in shops until the end of the month, and exchangeable at the central bank for some years.
February 17 February – Incumbent Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos is eliminated in the first round of the Cypriot presidential election. The election is later won on February 24 by Demetris Christofias after he defeated competitor Ioannis Kasoulidis."Incumbent eliminated from Cyprus presidential election in major surprise", Associated Press (International Herald Tribune), February 17, 2008.
March March 5 – 12 – The 2008 Cyprus Cup took place; Canada women's national soccer team won the competition.
April 3 April – Greek and Turkish Cypriots open a crossing at Ledra Street, a main shopping street in Cyprus' divided capital Nicosia that had come to symbolize the island's ethnic partition.
May 24 May – The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 took place with Evdokia Kadi's Femme Fatale being chosen to represent Cyprus in the contest.
August 8 – 24 August – Cyprus competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics; the country won no medal.
See also 2007–08 Cypriot First Division 2007–08 Cypriot Second Division 2008–09 Cypriot Cup 2008–09 Cypriot First Division 2008–09 Cypriot Second Division List of Cypriot football transfers summer 2008 List of Cypriot football transfers winter 2008–09
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