The Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston (EOKA / eɪ ˈ oʊ k ə /; Greek: Εθνική Οργάνωσις Κυπρίων Αγωνιστών, lit. 'National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters') was a Greek Cypriot …

The National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters (EOKA), a Greek Cypriot right-wing nationalist guerrilla organisation, began an armed campaign in support of the end of British colonial rule …

EOKA-B or Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston B (EOKA B / eɪ ˈ oʊ k ə /; Greek: Εθνική Οργάνωσις Κυπρίων Αγωνιστών, lit. 'National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters') was a Greek …

EOKA, underground nationalist movement of Greek Cypriots dedicated to ending British colonial rule in Cyprus (achieved in 1960) and to achieving the eventual union (Greek enosis) of …

Apr 1, 2025 · An EOKA exhibit in the National Museum of the Struggle. Public Domain April 1, 2025, marks 70 years since the commencement of the EOKA (National Organization of …

Apr 1, 2019 · By late 1956, EOKA had killed 17 members of the security forces and 21 Cypriots. 100 British military personnel were wounded. Against this, security forces had killed only eight …

In the 1950s, EOKA was established with the specific aim of mounting a military campaign to end the status of Cyprus as a British crown colony and achieving the island's unification with Greece.

Who was EOKA? The Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston (EOKA), which translates to "National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters", was a Greek Cypriot nationalist guerilla organization active …

EOKA was a nationalist organisation with the ultimate goal of "The liberation of Cyprus from the British yoke", presenting itself as "anti-colonialist". Although not stated in its initial declaration …

The campaign, which started when the first EOKA bombs exploded at 00.30 hours on 1st of April 1955, lasted until 1959 and caused the death of more Greek Cypriot civilians than the total of...