Enosis with Greece

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Enosis with Greece was a nationalist movement advocating the political union of Cyprus with the Greek state, especially prominent among Greek Cypriots in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf irredentist movement
nationalist movement
advocatedBy Greek Cypriots
aimsAt union of Cyprus with the Kingdom of Greece
emergedInCentury 19th century
hasConsequence conflict between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots
intercommunal tensions in Cyprus
internationalization of the Cyprus question
involvement of Greece in Cyprus affairs
involvement of Turkey in Cyprus affairs
hasDemographicBase Greek-speaking population of Cyprus
hasEthnicDimension Greek Cypriot identity
hasHistoricalPeriod British Cyprus period
Cold War era
linked to: Cold War

late Ottoman period
hasIdeology Greek nationalism
Hellenism
hasMainGoal political union of Cyprus with Greece
hasOpposingGoal Taksim (partition of Cyprus)
hasPoliticalContext British colonial rule in Cyprus
Ottoman rule in Cyprus
hasSlogan Enosis
hasStatus unrealized political objective
hasTerritorialClaim entire island of Cyprus
influencedBy pan-Hellenic aspirations
inspiredBy Greek War of Independence
unification of the Greek state
involvesCountry Cyprus
Greece
languageOfTerm Greek
linkedEvent 1950 Enosis plebiscite in Cyprus
linked to: Cyprus dispute

EOKA insurgency
linked to: Cyprus Emergency
linkedToLeader Archbishop Makarios III
linked to: Makarios III

Georgios Grivas
linkedToOrganization EOKA
literalMeaning union
opposedBy Turkey
Turkish Cypriots
United Kingdom
relatedTo Cyprus dispute
Cyprus problem
linked to: Cyprus dispute

Megali Idea
supportedBy Greek Cypriot political parties
Orthodox Church of Cyprus
tookPlaceIn Cyprus
wasProminentInCentury 19th century
20th century

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Cyprus Emergency goal enosis (union of Cyprus with Greece)
linked to: Enosis with Greece