EOKA

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Related to EOKA B: National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters

EOKA

An anti-British Greek Cypriot terrorist group led by Colonel Grivas and designed to obtain independence for Cyprus from direct British rule 1955–59. It staged a coup in 1974 which led to Turkish invasion and forced partition.

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AKEL took issue because Grivas, also known by his nom de guerre Dighenis, later led the EOKA B paramilitary organisation, which many blame for the ills suffered by the island.

School visits to Grivas hideout spark controversy

A successor organisation, EOKA B, undermined the new state, and with the support of the right-wing military junta in Greece, carried out attacks on government targets, left-wingers and Turkish Cypriots.

A day to honour those who gave lives for freedom

Once at "Anthropinon Dikaiomaton" square and opposite the presidential palace, Fotis Papafotis an EOKA and EOKA B stalwart who lost a hand fighting the British addressed the group.