EOKA
E751103
EOKA was a Greek Cypriot nationalist guerrilla organization that fought to end British colonial rule in Cyprus and achieve union with Greece during the 1950s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| EOKA canonical | 12 |
| EOKA fighters | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8680511 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: EOKA Context triple: [Cyprus Emergency, opponent, EOKA]
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A.
EOKA B
EOKA B was a Greek Cypriot paramilitary organization active in the early 1970s that pursued union with Greece and played a key role in the political turmoil leading up to the division of Cyprus.
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B.
Greek Cypriot National Guard
The Greek Cypriot National Guard is the combined arms military force of the Republic of Cyprus, responsible for the island’s defense and composed primarily of Greek Cypriot conscripts and professional soldiers.
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C.
Phalange Party militia
The Phalange Party militia was a right-wing Christian Lebanese paramilitary force that played a major role in the Lebanese Civil War, known for its involvement in sectarian fighting and close ties to the Kataeb (Phalange) political party.
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D.
Democratic Army of Greece
The Democratic Army of Greece was the communist-led military force that fought against the Greek government and its allies during the Greek Civil War in the late 1940s.
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E.
Marada Movement
The Marada Movement is a Lebanese political party led by the Frangieh family, rooted in the Maronite Christian community and aligned with pro-Syrian and Hezbollah-backed factions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: EOKA Target entity description: EOKA was a Greek Cypriot nationalist guerrilla organization that fought to end British colonial rule in Cyprus and achieve union with Greece during the 1950s.
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A.
EOKA B
EOKA B was a Greek Cypriot paramilitary organization active in the early 1970s that pursued union with Greece and played a key role in the political turmoil leading up to the division of Cyprus.
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B.
Greek Cypriot National Guard
The Greek Cypriot National Guard is the combined arms military force of the Republic of Cyprus, responsible for the island’s defense and composed primarily of Greek Cypriot conscripts and professional soldiers.
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C.
Phalange Party militia
The Phalange Party militia was a right-wing Christian Lebanese paramilitary force that played a major role in the Lebanese Civil War, known for its involvement in sectarian fighting and close ties to the Kataeb (Phalange) political party.
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D.
Democratic Army of Greece
The Democratic Army of Greece was the communist-led military force that fought against the Greek government and its allies during the Greek Civil War in the late 1940s.
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E.
Marada Movement
The Marada Movement is a Lebanese political party led by the Frangieh family, rooted in the Maronite Christian community and aligned with pro-Syrian and Hezbollah-backed factions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
guerrilla organization
ⓘ
nationalist organization ⓘ |
| abbreviation | EOKA ⓘ |
| activeIn | 1950s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston ⓘ |
| commander | Georgios Grivas ⓘ |
| conflict | Cyprus Emergency ⓘ |
| country | Cyprus ⓘ |
| endTime | 1959 ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | Greek Cypriots ⓘ |
| founder | Georgios Grivas ⓘ |
| goal |
end of British colonial rule in Cyprus
ⓘ
union of Cyprus with Greece ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Cold War era ⓘ |
| ideology |
Greek Cypriot nationalism
ⓘ
enosis ⓘ |
| leader | Georgios Grivas ⓘ |
| location | Cyprus ⓘ |
| method |
assassinations
ⓘ
bombings ⓘ guerrilla warfare ⓘ sabotage ⓘ |
| motto | Freedom or Death ⓘ |
| notableLeader | Georgios Grivas ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Archbishop Makarios III
ⓘ
linked to:
Makarios III
|
| opponent |
British Armed Forces
ⓘ
Colonial Police in Cyprus ⓘ
linked to:
British colonial administration in Cyprus
Turkish Cypriot paramilitaries ⓘ
linked to:
Turkish Cypriot Taksim movement
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
British colonial administration in Cyprus
ⓘ
Turkish Cypriot leadership ⓘ
linked to:
Turkish Cypriot authorities
|
| opposedTo | British colonial rule in Cyprus ⓘ |
| politicalWing | Ethnarchy Council of Cyprus ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Greek Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| resultOfActivities |
London–Zurich Agreements
ⓘ
linked to:
Zürich and London Agreements
independence of Cyprus in 1960 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1955 ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | EOKA B ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
elements in Greece
ⓘ
sections of the Greek Cypriot population ⓘ |
| target |
British administrative infrastructure in Cyprus
ⓘ
British military installations in Cyprus ⓘ British security personnel in Cyprus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: EOKA Description of subject: EOKA was a Greek Cypriot nationalist guerrilla organization that fought to end British colonial rule in Cyprus and achieve union with Greece during the 1950s.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: EOKA