EOKA

Also known as National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters

The Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston (EOKA ; ) 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.

Key facts

War faction.name: EOKAΕθνική Οργάνωσις Κυπρίων ΑγωνιστώνNational Organisation of Cypriot Fighters
War faction.logo: EOKA flag.svg
War faction.caption: EOKA flag
War faction.active: 1955–1959
War faction.leaders: George GrivasGrigoris Afxentiou
War faction.headquarters: border|23px British Cyprus
War faction.ideology: EnosisGreek nationalismAnti-imperialismAnti-Turkish sentimentAnti-British sentimentAnti-communismReligious conservatism
War faction.position: Right-wing
War faction.size: 300 regulars1,000 active underground
War faction.successor: EOKA B
War faction.allies: border|23px Kingdom of Greece
War faction.opponents

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31 sections

Contents

Background
Formation
Leadership
Objectives
Preparations
ANE
Armed campaign
From April 1955 to the dismissal of governor Armitage (October)
British reactions
Turkish reactions
From October 1955 to March 1956 (Operation Forward Victory, phase I)
March 1956 to March 1957 (Operation Victory, phase II)
From March 1957 to November 1957
Detention Camps and claims of torture
Campaign against Greek Cypriot groups
End of truce
December 1957 – August 1958 (Foot governorship and intercommunal violence)
EOKA and Turkish Cypriots
From August 1958 to the Zurich and London Agreements
Aftermath
Museums and Monuments
Foreign Office declassified documents and EOKA lawsuits against the British government
In popular culture
Legacy
Equipment
SMG
See also
Notes
References
Sources
Further reading