Corfu (/kɔːrˈf(j)uː/ kor-FEW, -FOO, US also /ˈkɔːrf(j)uː/ KOR-few, -foo) or Kerkyra (Greek: Κέρκυρα, romanized: Kérkyra, pronounced [ˈcercira]) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the margin of the northwestern frontier of Greece.
When did Corfu become part of Greece?
May 1864The treaty of High power States, stipulated to London in 1863, decreed that England renounce to the Ionian islands and in May 1864 the island of Corfu became finally part of Greece.
Why does Corfu belong to Greece?
On the 21st of May, 1864, the Ionian Islands were donated by the British to the new King of Greece, George I, annexed to the modern Greek state and have been an official part of it ever since. In the 20th century, Corfu took part in the two World Wars and suffered great damage.