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1955–1959 Greek nationalist guerrilla organisation in Cyprus
The Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston (EOKA /eɪˈoʊkə/; Greek: Εθνική Οργάνωσις Κυπρίων Αγωνιστών, lit. 'National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters') was
EOKA
1971–1974 Greek Cypriot ultranationalist paramilitary organisation
EOKA-B or Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston B (EOKA B /eɪˈoʊkə/; Greek: Εθνική Οργάνωσις Κυπρίων Αγωνιστών, lit. 'National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters')
EOKA_B
1974 military conflict
junta in Greece and staged by the Cypriot National Guard in conjunction with EOKA B. It deposed the Cypriot president Archbishop Makarios III and installed
Turkish_invasion_of_Cyprus
1955–1959 military conflict in Cyprus
April 1955 and March 1959. The National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters (EOKA), a Greek Cypriot guerrilla organisation fighting for unification with Greece
Cyprus_Emergency
Series of attacks across Cyprus
Kyprion Agoniston (EOKA) which led to the start of the Cyprus Emergency. Multiple British locations were attacked after midnight by EOKA members. This attack
1_April_attacks_(Cyprus)
Cypriot guerilla fighter
January 1957) was a Greek Cypriot guerrilla fighter who was killed in the EOKA struggle (1955–1959) against the British. His nom de guerre was Lykourgos
Markos_Drakos_(EOKA_fighter)
Battle during the Cyprus Emergency
engagement during the Cyprus Emergency. The EOKA planned a raid to rescue Polykarpos Giorkatzis, an EOKA prisoner who had been transferred to hospital
Battle_at_Nicosia_Hospital
Violence between ethnic communities in Cyprus
or EOKA. EOKA, led by the Greek-Cypriot commander George Grivas, systematically targeted British colonial authorities. One of the effects of EOKA's campaign
Cypriot intercommunal violence
Cypriot_intercommunal_violence
Monument to anti-British fighters in Cyprus
Cyprus. The Liberty Monument was erected in 1973 to honor the anti-British EOKA fighters of the Cyprus Emergency of 1955–1959. It is located at the Podocattaro
Liberty_Monument_(Nicosia)
Greek Cypriot prelate and politician (1913–1977)
Fighters), or EOKA. This was a typical independence movement of the period. Makarios undoubtedly had common political ground with EOKA and was acquainted
Makarios_III
Dispute between Greek and Turkish Cypriots
Organisation of Cypriot Fighters (Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston – EOKA). On 1 April 1955, EOKA opened an armed campaign against British rule in a coordinated
Cyprus_problem
National holiday in Cyprus
with Greece, deciding to fight under Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston (EOKA; /eɪˈoʊkə/; Greek: Εθνική Οργάνωσις Κυπρίων Αγωνιστών, lit. 'National Organisation
Independence_Day_(Cyprus)
Emergency. British soldiers in the village of Liopetri were attacked by an EOKA team of four who were subsequently killed in the ensuing fire fight. The
Battle_of_Liopetri
Greek-Cypriot militant, politician and acting president (1935–2001)
acting President of Cyprus during the 1974 coup. A former journalist and EOKA militant pardoned under the London and Zürich Agreements, Sampson was first
Nikos_Sampson
Island country in the Mediterranean Sea
still pursued the Megali Idea, would later found the guerrilla organisation EOKA (Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston or National Organisation of Cypriot
Cyprus
1960 film by Otto Preminger
insurgency against British rule, led by the Greek nationalist organisation EOKA. EOKA was considered a terrorist organisation by the British authorities in
Exodus_(1960_film)
Alphonse was a failed British Armed Forces operation that occurred during the EOKA insurgency in Cyprus. The British military sustained more than 30 casualties
Operation_Lucky_Alphonse
Greek Cypriot economist, lawyer and politician
still at school Dr Christodoulou took part in the liberation struggle of EOKA and was interned without trial as a political prisoner. From 1978 until 1994
Christodoulos_Christodoulou
1955 attacks on police stations in Cyprus
The Police Station Attacks were a series of guerrilla style attacks by the EOKA on police stations in Cyprus during June 1955 which led to the start of the
Cyprus_police_station_attacks
British colony from 1914–1960
Emergency primarily consisted of a campaign by the Greek Cypriot military group EOKA to remove the British from Cyprus so it could be unified with Greece. Signed
British_Cyprus
Greek-Cypriot revolutionary (1938–1957)
March 1957) was a Greek-Cypriot poet and revolutionary who was a member of EOKA during the anticolonial 1955–1959 campaign against British rule in Cyprus
Evagoras_Pallikarides
1958–1974 Turkish Cypriot paramilitary organisation
guerilla organisation to counter the Greek Cypriot fighters organization EOKA. The name of the organization was changed twice. In 1967 to Mücahit (Mujahideen)
Turkish Resistance Organisation
Turkish_Resistance_Organisation
Africa. In Cyprus a guerrilla war waged by the Greek Cypriot organisation EOKA against British rule, was ended in 1959 by the London and Zürich Agreements
British_Empire
original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2015. French, David (2015). Fighting EOKA The British Counter-insurgency Campaign on Cyprus, 1955-1959. Oxford University
List of wars involving the United Kingdom in the 20th century
List_of_wars_involving_the_United_Kingdom_in_the_20th_century
President of Cyprus from 1993 to 2003
independence, first as a member of the anti-colonial guerrilla organization EOKA and later in the drafting of the country's constitution. He then served as
Glafcos_Clerides
Greek Cypriot guerrilla
January 1926 - 19 November 1958) was a Greek Cypriot guerrilla and member of EOKA (Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston). Matsis was born in Palaichori Morphou
Kyriakos_Matsis
1948–1977 UK government propaganda agency
were killing dogs by setting them on fire and falsely accusing members of EOKA, also anti-communist, of raping schoolgirls. Although the existence of the
Information Research Department
Information_Research_Department
Cypriot politician (1932–1970)
an independent state. Before entering the political stage he fought for EOKA. His political career evolved from a staunch supporter of Makarios to becoming
Polycarpos_Giorkatzis
Emergency. British security forces attacked an EOKA guerrilla group in the mountains and captured seven leading EOKA officers including leader Georghis Demetriou
Raid_on_Lepka
Massacre of 84 Turkish Cypriots in Cyprus in 1974
from the village of Tochni, Larnaca, Cyprus by Greek Cypriot members of EOKA B during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in the summer of 1974. During the
Tochni_massacre
Alternate name used in conflict
their proper names after the struggle. Georgios Grivas, the Greek-Cypriot EOKA militant, adopted the nom de guerre Digenis (Διγενής). In the French Foreign
Nom_de_guerre
Idiom or nickname
Mile" in the late 1950s when Cyprus was still under British rule, as the EOKA guerilla organisation targeted civilians and servicemen in their fight for
Murder_mile
Communist party in Cyprus
the violent tactics followed by the anti-British resistance movement of EOKA. EOKA accused AKEL of being collaborators with the British, even though AKEL
Progressive Party of Working People
Progressive_Party_of_Working_People
Turkish Cypriot paramilitary group (1957–58)
as an organisation to counter the Greek Cypriot Fighter's Organization (EOKA). The organisation was originally formed by a couple of youngsters to patrol
Black_Gang_(organisation)
Turkish Cypriot paramilitary organisation
Greek Cypriot Fighter's Organization EOKA and Enosis. The organisation was formed to counter the activities of EOKA in 1955 by mostly untrained volunteers
9_September_Front
Deliberate action aimed at weakening another entity
Sabotage against British Forces was one of the primary methods used by EOKA during the Cyprus liberation campaign in order to weaken the British posture
Sabotage
Political party in Greece
League National Youth Organisation EDES Northern Epirus Liberation Front EOKA EOKA B Political parties Napist Party New Party (1873) National Party Liberal
Niki_(Greek_political_party)
1964 British action film by Ralph Thomas
Juno then realises that fugitive EOKA General Skyros is hiding in the house and Dr Andros is an EOKA collaborator. EOKA fighter Haghios wants to kill Juno
The_High_Bright_Sun
August 1974 Rodger Paul Davies, United States Ambassador to Cyprus Killed by EOKA B sniper fire during an anti-American demonstration in Nicosia denouncing
List of assassinations in Europe
List_of_assassinations_in_Europe
Cypriot army officer and resistance fighter (1897-1974)
Cypriot paramilitary organisations Organization X (1942–1949), EOKA (1955–1959) and EOKA B (1971–1974). He was also the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed
Georgios_Grivas
Cypriot politician (born 1985)
she took against Georgios Grivas (The leader of EOKA and founder of the Cypriot National Guard), EOKA and the Greek War of Independence, saying that enough
Annita_Demetriou
violence escalated with a campaign against the colonial power organised by EOKA (Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston). Its leader, Colonel George Grivas
History of Cyprus (1878–present)
History_of_Cyprus_(1878–present)
1954 U.S. law criminalizing membership in communist organizations and supporting them
Army Contras Democratic Revolutionary Alliance Eagles of the Central Hills EOKA Falun Gong The Epoch Times Forest Guerrillas Free Joseon Freedom and Independence
Communist_Control_Act_of_1954
Castle Escape took place early in the Cyprus Emergency. A number of the EOKA were being held prisoner at Kyrenia Castle and on 23 September 1955, sixteen
Kyrenia_Castle_Escape
Place in Famagusta District, Cyprus
Grivas (1898–1974), general in the Greek Army, leader of the EOKA guerrilla organisation and EOKA B paramilitary organisation. In 1983, the Turkish Republic
Trikomo,_Cyprus
Political party in Greece
League National Youth Organisation EDES Northern Epirus Liberation Front EOKA EOKA B Political parties Napist Party New Party (1873) National Party Liberal
National Political Union (1984)
National_Political_Union_(1984)
Military conflict in 1974
supporters and junta supporters continued for much of that day. A former EOKA member, Nikos Sampson, was promptly placed in power as de facto President
Military operations during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus
Military_operations_during_the_Turkish_invasion_of_Cyprus
Military unit
INTELLIGENCE AGAINST EOKA IN CYPRUS 1945–1960" (PDF). In the first half of 1956, the British also conducted major operations against EOKA, which produced little
16th_Parachute_Brigade
English executioner (1911–1992)
did not execute anyone in this role until 10 May 1956, when he hanged two EOKA members in Cyprus. Pierrepoint was no longer available because he had resigned
Harry_Allen_(executioner)
Prison in Cyprus
facilities. The prison is also the location of the Imprisoned Graves, where 13 EOKA fighters who lost their lives during the Cyprus Emergency, nine of whom were
Central_Jail_of_Nicosia
Cypriot rebel
Oreinis of Pitsilia, Karaolis worked as a government clerk and a member of EOKA (the National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters). He was the first to be sentenced
Michalis_Karaolis
Michalis Karaolis, member of EOKA Stephen of Lusignan, writer Leontios Makhairas, historian Kyriakos Matsis, member of EOKA Nicocreon of Cyprus, (4th century
List_of_Cypriots
shelter inside the embassy, was shot and killed by sharpshooters belonging to EOKA-B, a Greek-Cypriot nationalist paramilitary. from about 91 metres (100 yd)
1974 anti-American riots in Cyprus
1974_anti-American_riots_in_Cyprus
2006 Cypriot film
but when he is killed she turns to Omer. Omer becomes an active member of EOKA. In spite of protests from her parents she decides to marry him. Omer and
Akamas_(film)
British Army officer (1912–1980)
became Director of Operations and Chief of Staff for the campaign against EOKA in Cyprus during the Cyprus Emergency and later in his career provided advice
Geoffrey Baker (British Army officer)
Geoffrey_Baker_(British_Army_officer)
Political repression by the Chinese Nationalists (1927–1930s)
Army Contras Democratic Revolutionary Alliance Eagles of the Central Hills EOKA Falun Gong The Epoch Times Forest Guerrillas Free Joseon Freedom and Independence
White_Terror_(China)
Greek military coup d'état in Cyprus
extremist military junta took power in Greece, it supported the far-right EOKA-B group against Makarios. Dimitrios Ioannidis, the de facto leader of the
1974_Cypriot_coup_d'état
Airborne light infantry unit of the British Army
Zone in Egypt, and later during counter-terrorist operations against the EOKA insurgency in Cyprus in 1956. The battalion was involved in internal security
1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment
1st_Battalion,_Parachute_Regiment
Selective secondary school
previously a boarding school, it currently operates as a day school. In 1958, EOKA distributed a text threatening Greek Cypriots that attended the school. This
The_English_School,_Nicosia
Village in Larnaca District, Cyprus
percent). Ioannis Eoannou, EOKA fighter Stass Paraskos, artist and founder of the Cyprus College of Art Michalakis Parides, EOKA fighter (killed in action
Anafotia
Name list
Stylianos of Australia (1935–2019) Stylianos Lenas (1931–1957), Cypriot EOKA fighter Stylianos Giannakopoulos (born 1974), Greek footballer Stelios, the
Stylianos_(name)
Town and Municipal District in Famagusta District, Cyprus
Christinaki, basketball player Michalis Konstantinou, footballer Tasos Markou, EOKA soldier, went missing in action during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus Solomos
Paralimni
police officers, as the rival organization of the paramilitary organization, EOKA B, to fight and if possible, destroy it and to protect the then President
Police_Reserve_Corps
Submachine gun
Provisional Irish Republican Army: Supplied to the IRA by Greek Cypriot group EOKA. List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces Nelson, Thomas B. (1963)
United_Defense_M42
Only two candidates contested the election; Makarios III, who was backed by EOKA, and Ioannis Clerides, a member of the Democratic Union who was also supported
1959 Cypriot presidential election
1959_Cypriot_presidential_election
Nationalist ideology among Turkish Cypriots
they took a pro-partition stance in response to the militant activity of EOKA. Turkish Cypriots also viewed themselves as a distinct ethnic group of the
Taksim_(politics)
Greek-Cypriot insurgent leader
who led campaigns against the British colonial government as a member of EOKA. He was second-in-command to general Georgios Grivas and used the pseudonym
Grigoris_Afxentiou
Persecution by the White movement during the Russian Civil War
Army Contras Democratic Revolutionary Alliance Eagles of the Central Hills EOKA Falun Gong The Epoch Times Forest Guerrillas Free Joseon Freedom and Independence
White_Terror_(Russia)
1939–1945 – both at the Cyprus Regiment and the Cyprus Volunteer Force) and the EOKA liberation struggle (1955–1959). Also, the Eastern Legion (later called Armenian
History of Armenians in Cyprus
History_of_Armenians_in_Cyprus
1955 military engagement during the Cyprus Emergency
Cyprus Emergency. It involved a battle between British troops and members of EOKA. "British Troops In Street Battle". The Canberra Times. 22 November 1955
Battle_of_Famagusta
hanged in 1956 and 1957 by the British for acts committed as members of EOKA. The Central Jail of Nicosia still functions as a prison, but the area where
Capital_punishment_in_Cyprus
Greek military dictator (1923–2010)
seemed to go along according to plan. Ioannidis installed journalist and EOKA militant Nikos Sampson as puppet president as a prelude to enosis (union)
Dimitrios_Ioannidis
Classical Greek phrase meaning 'come and take [them]'
time of the Persian Wars.[citation needed] During the Cyprus Emergency, EOKA commander Grigoris Afxentiou was surrounded by British Army troops in his
Molon_labe
British Army officer and politician (1925–1996)
counter-insurgency operations against EOKA guerrillas. They faced both conventional EOKA raids and forest fires deliberately lit by EOKA fighters and local villagers
Colin_Mitchell
Capital of the Republic of Cyprus
from the original on 13 May 2019. The EOKA rebelled against the British colonial government on April 1, 1955. EOKA insurgents attacked police stations in
Nicosia
Newspaper
right-wing and nationalist ideas. It was founded in 1960 by journalist and former EOKA gunman Nikos Sampson, as the voice of his "Progressive Front", a nationalist
Makhi
President of Cyprus from 2003 to 2008
March 1955, ten days before the start of EOKA's armed struggle against British colonialism. At first he joined EOKA and became regional chief of operations
Tassos_Papadopoulos
Modern Greek political movement
pro-enosis paramilitary group EOKA B was formed, and Makarios declared his opposition to the use of violence to achieve enosis. EOKA B began a series of attacks
Enosis
Proposed U.S. bill
Army Contras Democratic Revolutionary Alliance Eagles of the Central Hills EOKA Falun Gong The Epoch Times Forest Guerrillas Free Joseon Freedom and Independence
Crucial Communism Teaching Act
Crucial_Communism_Teaching_Act
De facto state in West Asia and the Mediterranean Sea
partition of Cyprus), in opposition to the Greek Cypriot nationalist group EOKA and its advocacy of enosis (union of Cyprus with Greece)—committed a number
Northern_Cyprus
Football club in Nicosia, Cyprus
many of APOEL's athletes and members of the club were active members of EOKA (the National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters), the most outstanding example
APOEL_FC
centre of official flags (see examples below). 1924–1935 1955–1959 Flag of EOKA, the Cypriot Greek nationalist guerilla organisation from the 1950s. White
List_of_Greek_flags
Oldest High School in Cyprus
Independence, Greco-Turkish War of 1897, the Balkan Wars and participated in the EOKA struggle. In tribute to the school's contribution to education the Cyprus
Pancyprian_Gymnasium
King of Greece from 1947 to 1964
outlining the issues of the Cyprus problem to the United Nations, while EOKA and General Georgios Grivas led an independence movement. The British government
Paul_of_Greece
Village in Limassol District, Cyprus
features of interest are two churches and a nursing home for veterans of EOKA, the Melathron. Census 2011 Archived 2014-10-16 at the Wayback Machine Census
Palodeia
sources to an attack on a British army vehicle by the EOKA on 24 November 1955. A team of EOKA guerrillas ambushed the vehicles on the road from Kyperounda
Battle_of_the_Pine
Greek Irredentist concept until 1922
League National Youth Organisation EDES Northern Epirus Liberation Front EOKA EOKA B Political parties Napist Party New Party (1873) National Party Liberal
Megali_Idea
Bilateral relations
right to self-determination. At the same time, the underground organization EOKA was formed on the island under the leadership of officer Georgios Grivas
Cyprus–Greece_relations
Infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
suppress the Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya in 1953 and to suppress the actions of EOKA during intercommunal violence in Cyprus in the late 1950s. During the state
Black_Watch
Army Contras Democratic Revolutionary Alliance Eagles of the Central Hills EOKA Falun Gong The Epoch Times Forest Guerrillas Free Joseon Freedom and Independence
Law on the Protection of the State
Law_on_the_Protection_of_the_State
British-American soldier, September 11 rescuer and victim (1939–2001)
Regiment and then serving with an intelligence unit in Cyprus during the EOKA Cypriot insurgency from 1957 to 1960. Rescorla was awarded the General Service
Rick_Rescorla
Political violence with nationalist motives
been deemed terrorist: Grey Wolves Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) ETA EOKA Partiya Karkerên Kurdistan (PKK) Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation
Nationalist_terrorism
United States government arrests of leftists, 1919–20
Army Contras Democratic Revolutionary Alliance Eagles of the Central Hills EOKA Falun Gong The Epoch Times Forest Guerrillas Free Joseon Freedom and Independence
Palmer_raids
Building in De jure Cyprus , De facto Northern Cyprus
They also used the castle as a prison for members of the Greek Cypriot EOKA organization. The Kyrenia Department of Antiquities took over custodianship
Kyrenia_Castle
Football club
poet from Paphos who was hanged by the British authorities, as he was an EOKA guerrilla, fighting for the independence of Cyprus. From his name came the
AEP_Paphos_FC
Phenomenon of US political rhetoric after WWII
Army Contras Democratic Revolutionary Alliance Eagles of the Central Hills EOKA Falun Gong The Epoch Times Forest Guerrillas Free Joseon Freedom and Independence
McCarthyism
Royal Air Force station on Cyprus
mid-1950s, and was the base for operations during the Suez Crisis in 1956, the EOKA revolt, and monitoring of the Egypt / Israel Suez Canal fighting and cease-fire
RAF_Akrotiri
Place in Famagusta District, Cyprus
Famagusta. The Turkish Cypriot inhabitants of the village were killed by EOKA-B during Maratha, Santalaris and Aloda massacre. Santalaris is under the
Santalaris
engagement on 17 December 1955. As part of the Cyprus Emergency, armed men of the EOKA took part in a series of attacks on police stations across Cyprus. The police
Battle_of_Yialousa
Combat arm of the Cypriot National Guard
but rather had relied on remnants and teams that had either remained after EOKA was disbanded and to units such as Vassos Lyssarides' teams (Also known as
Special Forces Command (Cyprus)
Special_Forces_Command_(Cyprus)
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