2003
Annan Plan Revised Presented
The revised Annan Plan III was delivered to both sides, Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, by the United Nations Secretary-General on 26 February 2003.
On 26 February 2003, the Secretary General produced a third draft of the Annan Plan. President Papadopoulos had just won the Cyprus Presidential elections on 16 February 2003. As President-elect he presented his views on the Annan Plan in a letter addressed to the Secretary-General on 28 February 2003, raising a number of fundamental reservations and objections to its provisions.
The UN Secretary-General convened a meeting at The Hague on 10 March 2003. Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, and President Papadopoulos participated at the talks. Denktash immediately indicated that he rejected the Annan Plan entirely, its philosophy, its parameters, its trade-offs on core issues. President Papadopoulos, on the other hand, indicated that he was prepared not to raise the "core" issues of the Plan, provided that the other side did the same. He insisted on the points raised in his letter of 28 February 2003 to the Secretary-General, and expressed his readiness to negotiate in good faith and good-will on these points. At the same time, he reiterated his concern about the functionality and viability of the Plan and indicated that he would be making proposals for making the Plan more functional and viable, without re-opening important trade-offs agreed by his predecessor on core issues.
1765
Senate of the Republic of Ragusa Makes Significant Decision on Cypriot Wine
On 26 February 1765, the Senate of the Republic of Ragusa issued an important decree regarding Cypriot wine. A special commission was instructed to inspect houses and, if any foreign wine was found, it was to be poured away unless it was Cypriot.
1489
Catherine Cornaro Presents the Banner of Saint Mark
On 26 February 1489, in a special ceremony in Famagusta, Queen Catherine Cornaro of Cyprus presented the banner of Saint Mark to the Venetian representative, Admiral Francesco Priuli, requesting that it be displayed across Cyprus.
1367
Peter I Expels Turks from Korikos
King Peter I of Cyprus sailed from Cyprus to Korikos in Asia Minor, where he expelled the Turks who were besieging the town.
Deaths
2024 – Nikolas Papamichael, Rector of the University of Cyprus
2003 – Dimitris Potamitis
Director and Actor born in 1945 in Limassol, was one of Cyprus' pioneer artists. He was also a writer known for To theatro tis Defteras (1970), Mora mou kalispera, voggame oli mera (1993) and Gefsi apo erota (1966). He died on 26 February 2003 in Athens, Greece.
1315 – Gerard de Langres, Latin Archbishop of Cyprus