Dino Sophocleous (Interview 1)
Interviewer(s):
Theo Xenophontos
Project:
Greek Canadian Stories
INTERVIEW LOCATION:
Regina, SK (Zoom)
LANGUAGE:
English
DATE:
June 5, 2026

Interview Summary:

Dino Sophocleous was born in Nicosia, Cyprus in 1963. Growing up during the tumultuous 1963 – 1974 period, Dino details the political atmosphere of the time and his personal memories of both the junta-engineered coup and Turkish invasion. After serving in the Cypriot military, he migrated to Canada in 1983 to pursue his studies at York University. In this interview, he describes the Greek presence on campus and his involvement with the Cypriot Students Association.

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Date and Location
June 5, 2026
Regina, SK (Zoom)
Interviewee(s)
Dino Sophocleous (Interview 1)
Interviewer(s)
Theo Xenophontos
Languages
English
Reference ID
GICREF173A
Project
Greek Canadian Stories
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Categories
Associational Life
Canadian Society
Education
Historical Events
Migration
Tags
Cypriot Canadian Identity
Cyprus 1974
Cyprus Coup
EOKA
EOKA-B
Greek Community
Junta
Military Service
Post-1974 Migration
Postsecondary Education
Decades Referenced
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
Locations Referenced
Cyprus; Chandria (Limassol District); Famagusta; Katydata (Nicosia District); Kyperounda (Limassol District); Lefka (Nicosia District); Morphou (Nicosia District); Nicosia; Paphos; Pentadaktylos (mountain range in Kyrenia); Pentageia (Nicosia District); Skouriotissa (Nicosia District); Tseri (Nicosia District); Canada; Toronto; York University; Greece; Athens; Sparta; Africa; Geneva; India; Sri Lanka; Turkey
Occupation(s)
Cypriot military
Parents Occupation(s)
Father: police officer. Mother: teacher
Names Referenced
Agis Papachristodoulou; Constantinos Tsangaris; Georgios Grivas; Kyriacos Elles; Makarios III; Neophytos Sophocleous; Solomos Solomou; Tonia Tsangari

[00:00:11] The political atmosphere (1963 - 1974)

[00:10:58] Memories of the coup, invasion, and aftermath

[00:39:52] Military service and experience at York University

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