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EOKA
Εθνική Οργάνωσις Κυπρίων Αγωνιστών
National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters
LeadersGeorge Grivas
Grigoris Afxentiou
Dates of operation1955–1959
Headquarters British Cyprus
IdeologyEnosis[1]
Greek nationalism[1]
Anti-imperialism
Anti-communism[2][3]
Religious conservatism[2][3]
Political positionRight-wing
Size300 regulars
1000 active underground[4]
Allies Kingdom of Greece
Opponents United Kingdom
TMT
AKEL
Black Gang
9 September Front
Battles and warsCypriot intercommunal violence
Cyprus Emergency
Succeeded by
EOKA-B

The Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston (EOKA /ˈkə/; Greek: Εθνική Οργάνωσις Κυπρίων Αγωνιστών, lit. 'National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters') was a Greek Cypriot nationalist guerilla organization that fought a campaign for the end of British rule in Cyprus, and for eventual union with Greece.[1][a]

  1. ^ a b c Karyos 2009.
  2. ^ a b Θρασυβούλου 2016, p. 298.
  3. ^ a b Novo 2012, p. 194.
  4. ^ Kraemer 1971, p. 146.
  5. ^ The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica 2015.


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