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EOKA
EOKA (National Organization of Cypriot Fighters) A guerrilla organization loosely linked to the Enosis (Union) movement in Cyprus, demanding an end to British military rule and the union between the island and Greece. With this aim, it organized five years of guerrilla warfare from 1954/5. Its commander was Colonel Georgios Grivas, whose terrorist attacks were aimed mostly at the British army. After independence in 1960 it continued to operate underground, as EOKA-B, but was now directly aimed against Makarios III and independent rule for the island. It sought to bring about union when it carried out a coup in 1974 with the encouragement of the Greek colonels. This brought about a Turkish invasion of the north-eastern part of the island, however, and made union of the whole island with Greece even more difficult.
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JAN PALMOWSKI. "EOKA." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAN PALMOWSKI. "EOKA." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-EOKA.html JAN PALMOWSKI. "EOKA." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-EOKA.html |
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EOKA
EOKA (National Organization of Cypriot Fighters) The militant wing of the enosis (Greek, ‘union’) movement in Cyprus. Colonel Georgios Grivas (1898–1974), commander of the Greek Cypriot national guard, was its most famous leader. During 1954 to 1959 guerrilla warfare and terrorist attacks were waged against the British forces. In 1956 MAKARIOS was exiled on the charge of being implicated with EOKA. After independence in 1960 the organization was revived as EOKA-B. Renewed demands for enosis in 1970, achieved success in 1974. In response Turkey invaded and partitioned the island to protect the Turkish minority.
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"EOKA." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "EOKA." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-EOKA.html "EOKA." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-EOKA.html |
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Eoka
Eoka (or EOKA) (ɪˈəʊkə) Ethniki Organosis Kypriakou Agonos (Greek: National Organization of Cypriot Struggle; for union with Greece)
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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "Eoka." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "Eoka." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-Eoka.html FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "Eoka." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-Eoka.html |
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