National Organization of Cypriot Fighters (EOKA)

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf militant organization
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Greek_Cypriots
gptkbp:awardedBy support_from_Greece
gptkbp:conflict Cyprus Emergency
gptkbp:disbanded after independence
gptkbp:dissolved 1960
gptkbp:established military training camps
gptkbp:faced British_counterinsurgency_efforts
gptkbp:formed as_a_response_to_British_policies
gptkbp:foughtAgainst gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:founded 1955
gptkbp:has a paramilitary wing
a_significant_impact_on_Cyprus_history
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Nicosia
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Cyprus_independence_movement
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Organization of Cypriot Fighters (EOKA)
gptkbp:influenced Cypriot_nationalism
Cypriot_politics
gptkbp:inspiration other liberation movements
gptkbp:involvedIn guerrilla warfare
assassinations
political violence
civil disobedience
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Georgios_Grivas
gptkbp:ledTo Cyprus_becoming_a_republic
gptkbp:notableOperations Operation_against_British_military_bases
gptkbp:operates from 1955 to 1960
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Turkish_Cypriots
British_colonial_rule
gptkbp:promoted Greek_culture
gptkbp:purpose end_British_rule_in_Cyprus
gptkbp:significantEvent Declaration of Independence of Cyprus
gptkbp:successor Republic of Cyprus
gptkbp:supported enosis
gptkbp:targets British_officials
gptkbp:uses propaganda
sabotage
terror tactics
gptkbp:utilizes local support
gptkbp:was involved in international diplomacy
a controversial organization
a secret organization
a nationalist group
responsible for various attacks
active_during_the_Cold_War
a_key_player_in_the_decolonization_of_Cyprus
a_symbol_of_resistance_in_Cyprus.
associated_with_Greek_nationalism