National Liberation Front (EAM)

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The National Liberation Front (EAM) was a major left-wing resistance movement in Greece during World War II that later became a central communist-aligned force in the Greek Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf communist-aligned organization
guerrilla army
political organization
political party
political party
resistance movement
activeInPeriod Greek Civil War
World War II
alliedWith Allied powers
Soviet Union
Yugoslav Partisans
armedWing Greek People’s Liberation Army (ELAS)
country Greece
Greece
Greece
demographicSupport rural population of Greece
urban working class in Greece
dissolved mid-1940s
founded 27 September 1941
founder Agrarian Party of Greece
Communist Party of Greece
Socialist Party of Greece
Union of Popular Democracy
headquarters Athens
ideology communism
communism
communism
left-wing politics
socialism
languageOfName Greek
membershipClaim over one million members at its peak
nativeLabel Εθνικό Απελευθερωτικό Μέτωπο
notableEvent Caserta Agreement (1944)
Dekemvriana clashes in Athens
linked to: Dekemvriana

Lebanon Conference (1944)
participation in the Greek Resistance
operatingArea occupied Greece
opposedTo Axis occupation of Greece
Bulgarian occupation forces
Fascist Italy
Nazi Germany
parentOrganization Communist Party of Greece
politicalGoal establishment of a people’s democracy in Greece
politicalPosition far-left
politicalWing EAM Political Committee of National Liberation
purpose national liberation of Greece from Axis occupation
social and political transformation of Greece
roleIn Greek Civil War
shortName EAM
successor United Democratic Left (EDA)
usedColor red
usedSymbol red star

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Greek Civil War involves National Liberation Front (EAM)
Democratic Army of Greece precededBy Greek People’s Liberation Army
linked to: National Liberation Front (EAM)
Dekemvriana hasParticipant EAM-ELAS
linked to: National Liberation Front (EAM)
Dekemvriana hasParticipant Greek People’s Liberation Army
linked to: National Liberation Front (EAM)
Dekemvriana hasMainBelligerent EAM-ELAS
linked to: National Liberation Front (EAM)
Lebanon Conference (1944) participant ELAS (Greek People’s Liberation Army)
linked to: National Liberation Front (EAM)
National Liberation Front (EAM) nativeLabel Εθνικό Απελευθερωτικό Μέτωπο
linked to: National Liberation Front (EAM)
Varkiza Agreement mainParty National Liberation Front (EAM)
Greek People’s Liberation Army partOf National Liberation Front (EAM)
Greek People’s Liberation Army politicalWing National Liberation Front (EAM)
Greek People’s Liberation Army armedWingOf National Liberation Front (EAM)
Axis occupation of Greece mainOpponent EAM–ELAS
linked to: National Liberation Front (EAM)
Greek legislative election of 1946 boycottedBy National Liberation Front (EAM)
Ethniko Apeleftherotiko Metopo nativeName Εθνικό Απελευθερωτικό Μέτωπο
linked to: National Liberation Front (EAM)
Greek People’s Liberation Army (ELAS) militaryWingOf National Liberation Front (EAM)
subject linked to: National Liberation Front
Political Committee of National Liberation foundedBy National Liberation Front (EAM)
Political Committee of National Liberation parentOrganization National Liberation Front (EAM)
British authorities in Greece opposed National Liberation Front (EAM)
Government of National Unity (Greece) includedParty National Liberation Front (EAM)
ELAS guerrillas organizedBy National Liberation Front (EAM)
Liberation of Greece participant National Liberation Front (EAM)
Greek Resistance hasPart National Liberation Front (EAM)
Aris Velouchiotis movement National Liberation Front (EAM)