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EOKA

The Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston (EOKA /eɪˈoʊkə/; Greek: Εθνική Οργάνωσις Κυπρίων Αγωνιστών, lit. 'National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters') was a Greek Cypriot nationalist guerrilla organization that fought a campaign for the end of British rule in Cyprus, and for eventual union with Greece.

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Headquarters
British Cyprus
Dates active
1955–1959
Ideology
Enosis Greek nationalism Anti-imperialism Anti-Turkish sentiment Anti-British sentiment Anti-communism Religious conservatism
Leaders
George Grivas Grigoris Afxentiou
Political position
Right-wing
Size
300 regulars 1,000 active underground

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Formation

Armed campaign

Aftermath

Foreign Office declassified documents and EOKA lawsuits against the British government

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Equipment

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EOKA

Nodes102
Edges101
Triples488
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.019608
Components1

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EOKA

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related to Sources · 215
EOKA → Aaron, Abrahms, Achieving, Alexis, American Ethnologist, Andreas, Andrew, Angel, Antonis, Anvil, April, Archaeology, Archived, Army War College, Aspiration Reconsidered, Audrey Kurth, August, Beaton, Bellingeri, Bennett
related to From October 1955 to March 1956 (Operation Forward Victory, phase I) · 31
EOKA → AKEL, Archbishop Makarios, Britain, British, Cold War, Collective, Cyprus, December, Emergency, Enosis, Far, Greek Cypriot, Greek Cypriots, Grivas, Harding, Harding's, Harding-Makarios, Increased, It, John Harding
related to From August 1958 to the Zurich and London Agreements · 26
EOKA → Both Makarios, Britain, British, But, Cyprus, December, During, English, Greece, Greek Cypriot, Greek Cypriot Community, Greek Cypriots, Greek-Turkish, Greeks, Grivas, London, London-Zürich Agreements, Makarios, March, NATO
related to From April 1955 to the dismissal of governor Armitage (October) · 25
EOKA → Akrotiri, April, April EOKA, At, British, Byzantine, Cyprus, Cyprus Broadcasting Station's, Dhekelia, Digenes, Egypt, Famagusta Police, Greek, Grivas, June, March, Markos Drakos, Most, Nicosia, One
related to Further reading · 24
EOKA → Andrew, Bloomsbury Press, Charles, Charles Foley, Cypriot Enosis, Cyprus, Foleÿ, General Grivas, George, Grivas, Hapanta Archiepiskopou Kyprou Makariou, Hidryma Archiepiskopou Makariou, Hoover Institution Press, ISBN, London, Longmans, Makarios III, Nationalism, Novo, Scobie
related to Leadership · 20
EOKA → Afxentiou, Athens, Axis, British, Byzantine Digenis Akritas, Byzantine Empire, December, Digenis, During, Georgios Grivas, Greece, Greek, Greek Army, Grigoris Afxentiou, Grivas, Officers Academy, Organization, Second, World War, World War II
related to March 1956 to March 1957 (Operation Victory, phase II) · 19
EOKA → After, Apart, April, British, But, EOKA's, Grivas, Harding, House, Makarios, Makarios-Harding, March, May, Sabotage, Seychelles, The, This, Turkish Cypriot, While Harding's
related to Objectives · 18
EOKA → Africa, Archbishop Makarios III, Asia, British, Cypriot, Cyprus, Enosis, Greek, Greek Cypriot, Grivas, Makarios, Marxists, Nevertheless, The, The British, There, This, United Nations
related to Preparations · 18
EOKA → British, Church-controlled Christian Youth Movement, Cyprus, Cyprus Farmers' Union, EMAK, Grivas, He, July, Makarios, National Front, November, OHEN, Pancyprian Youth Movement, PEK, PEON, Supporting, The, The British
related to From March 1957 to November 1957 · 15
EOKA → British Forces, By Autumn, Enosis, EOKA's, Greece, Grivas, Harding, Left, Makarios, Meanwhile, PEKA, Priests, The Greek, This, Turkish Cypriot

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british cyprus greek cypriot grivas turkish isbn enosis cypriots greece torture also makarios members struggle attacks forces government would harding

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
EOKADates active1955–19591.00infobox
EOKAHeadquartersBritish Cyprus1.00infobox
EOKAIdeologyEnosis Greek nationalism Anti-imperialism Anti-Turkish sentiment Anti-British sentiment Anti-communism Religious conservatism1.00infobox
EOKALeadersGeorge Grivas Grigoris Afxentiou1.00infobox
EOKAPolitical positionRight-wing1.00infobox
EOKASize300 regulars 1,000 active underground1.00infobox
EOKArelated to AftermathAfter Zurich-London0.60section
EOKArelated to AftermathRepublic0.60section
EOKArelated to AftermathCyprus0.60section
EOKArelated to AftermathMakarios0.60section
EOKArelated to AftermathGovernment0.60section
EOKArelated to AftermathCivil0.60section

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