In December 1963 the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios, citing Turkish Cypriot tactics aimed at obstructing the normal functioning of government, proposed several amendments to the post-colonial constitution of 1960.[2] After the rejection of the constitutional amendments by the Turkish Cypriot community the situation escalated into island-wide intercommunal violence.[5] Turkish Cypriots consequently started living in enclaves; the republic's structure was changed unilaterally by Makarios and Nicosia was divided by the Green Line, with the deployment of UNFICYP troops.[8] The enclaves were put under an economic embargo by the Greek Cypriot administration of the Republic of Cyprus, trade between communities was blocked.Due to travel restrictions, a large number of Turkish Cypriots had to leave their previous jobs.