EOKA B

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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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Label Occurrences
EOKA B canonical 5

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek Cypriot nationalist organization ⓘ
paramilitary organization ⓘ
activeIn Cyprus ⓘ
Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
linked to: Cyprus
activePeriodEnd 1978 ⓘ
activePeriodStart 1971 ⓘ
classification terrorist organization (by some states and scholars) ⓘ
conflictType insurgency ⓘ
contributedTo conditions preceding Turkish military intervention in Cyprus ⓘ
political instability in Cyprus in early 1970s ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Cyprus ⓘ
disbandedIn late 1970s ⓘ
ethnicComposition Greek Cypriots ⓘ
foundedBy Georgios Grivas ⓘ
foundedIn 1971 ⓘ
founder Georgios Grivas ⓘ
goal union of Cyprus with Greece ⓘ
hasPredecessor EOKA ⓘ
headquartersLocation Cyprus ⓘ
ideology Greek nationalism ⓘ
enosis ⓘ
involvedIn 1974 coup d’état in Cyprus ⓘ
events leading to the 1974 Cyprus crisis ⓘ
intercommunal conflict in Cyprus ⓘ
political violence in Cyprus ⓘ
languageOfMembers Greek ⓘ
leader Georgios Grivas ⓘ
namedAfter EOKA ⓘ
notableEvent participation in the 15 July 1974 coup against Makarios III ⓘ
operationalTactics armed attacks ⓘ
assassinations ⓘ
bombings ⓘ
opposedTo Cypriot independence without enosis ⓘ
President Makarios III ⓘ
Republic of Cyprus government ⓘ
partOf Greek Cypriot nationalist movement ⓘ
politicalPosition far-right ⓘ
positionOnMakariosIII hostile ⓘ
region Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
relatedTo Cyprus dispute ⓘ
Greek military junta (1967–1974) ⓘ
National Guard of Cyprus ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
supportedBy elements of the Greek military junta ⓘ
targeted Turkish Cypriot civilians (in some attacks) ⓘ
left-wing Greek Cypriots ⓘ
supporters of Makarios III ⓘ
usedViolence true ⓘ

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