An unofficial referendum on enosis (reunification) with Greece was held in British Cyprus between 15 and 22 January 1950.

[1] Only Greek Cypriots voted,[2] and the proposal was approved by 95.71% of those taking part; the result was never implemented.

[1] On 12 December 1949 Archbishop Makarios II had called on the British authorities to hold a referendum on the future of the island.

In the latter years of British rule in Cyprus, the Church sought to silence dissenting opinion among Greek Cypriots, sometimes by violent means.

[3] In February 2017 the Cypriot parliament voted in favour of commemorating the referendum in schools every year.