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EOKA

1955–1959 · 20th century · Also known as Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston, National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters

EOKA, the National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters, was a Greek Cypriot guerrilla organisation that fought British rule in Cyprus from 1955 to 1959 with the aim of enosis, union with Greece. Led by George Grivas and backed by Archbishop Makarios III, it waged a campaign of bombings and ambushes that ended with the agreements creating an independent Republic of Cyprus in 1960.

EOKA
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). EOKA. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/eoka
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