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(Operation Snowgoose)
Terms
Thirty days service was required between 27 March 1964 and 27 March 1965, but ninety days service is required after 27 March 1965 to present.
UN Mandate
UNFICYP was established to prevent a Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1964 and to keep the peace between the Greek-Cypriot (78% of population) and Turkish-Cypriot (18% of population) factions.
Canadian Forces Units
Most of the Canadian contingent was withdrawn on 01 July 1993, but Canadians continue to serve with the UNFICYP into 1994. The full rotation is found on page 269 of In the Eye of the Storm by Fred Gaffe (1987). The following have been the rotations since the publishing of that book. The Sentinel, October/November 1993, page 6, also has the complete list.
Aug 87 - Mar 88 5e Régiment d'Artillerie Légère
du Canada
Mar 88 - Aug 88 3 PPCLI
Aug 88 - Mar 89 Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
Mar 89 - Sept 89 Royal Canadian Dragoons (RCD)
Sept 89 - Mar 90 1 RCR
Mar 90 - Aug 90 2 PPCLI
Aug 90 - Mar 91 12e Règiment Blindé du Canada
Mar 91 - Aug 91 1 PPCLI
Aug 91 - Mar 92 2 RCR
Mar 92 - Aug 92 3 R22eR
Aug 92 - Feb 93 1 Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (RCHA)
Feb 93 - Jun 93 2 Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (RCHA)
Ribbon
The ribbon is UN blue with a wide central white stripe (10 mm), flanked by thin dark blue stripes (1 mm).
Issued
There were 33,000 issued to July 1993 (515 per rotation 1985-1989 and 575 per rotation 1989-1993). There have been 21 Canadians killed on duty in Cyprus.
