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	[[Category:EOKA struggle (1955-1959)]]		[[Category:EOKA struggle (1955-1959)]]
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 EOKA limit their attacks in an effort to get [[Makarios III]] freed from exile. Makarios is freed. Turkish-Cypriots co-operate with the British against EOKA. Harding is called home.
-. From Foot's appointment until the announcement of the MacMillan plan ([[July 19]], 1957).
+. From Foot's appointment until the announcement of the MacMillan plan ([[July 19]], 1958).
 Sir Hugh Foot replaces Harding and seeks to meet Grivas. Turkish-Cypriot attacks against Greeks and their properties continue. EOKA react by resuming attacks on the British who fight back.

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	Actual independence was formally declared on [[August 16]], [[1960]] However, the settlement specifically ruled out ''[[Enosis]]'' - the union with Greece sought by EOKA. This led to a feeling of dissatisfaction from a section of the Greek Cypriot population that shaped the events of the following years.		Actual independence was formally declared on [[August 16]], [[1960]] However, the settlement specifically ruled out ''[[Enosis]]'' - the union with Greece sought by EOKA. This led to a feeling of dissatisfaction from a section of the Greek Cypriot population that shaped the events of the following years.
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 In his memoirs, Grivas writes of 8 phases of the struggle:
-. From its inception (1 April 1955) until the arrival of Sir John Harding ([[October 3]], 1955). This phase was characterised by acts of sabotage, strikes, demonstrations and sporadic attacks against the British.
+. From its inception (1 April 1955) until the arrival of [[Sir John Harding]] ([[October 3]], 1955). This phase was characterised by acts of sabotage, strikes, demonstrations and sporadic attacks against the British.
 .From the arrival of Harding until the exile of [[Makarios III]] ([[March 9]], [[1956]]).

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 [[Image:Eoka_shma030401.jpg|thumb|180px|EOKA Party logo]]
-'''EOKA''' ('''''Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston''''', in English  '''National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters''') was a Greek [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] military resistance organisation that fought for national self-determination and union (Enosis) with [[Greece]] in the mid- to late- [[1950s]]. Since Cyprus was under British sovereignty at the time, its objective was to attract world public opinion and support to its cause through sabotage against British installations, armed attacks against British troops and popular passive resistance.
+'''EOKA''' ('''''Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston''''', in English  '''National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters''') was a Greek [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] military resistance organisation that fought for national self-determination and union ([[Enosis]]) with [[Greece]] in the mid- to late- [[1950s]]. Since Cyprus was under British sovereignty at the time, its objective was to attract world public opinion and support to its cause through sabotage against British installations, armed attacks against British troops and popular passive resistance.
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 . From its inception (1 April 1955) until the arrival of Sir John Harding ([[October 3]], 1955). This phase was characterised by acts of sabotage, strikes, demonstrations and sporadic attacks against the British.
-.From the arrival of Harding until the exile of [[Makarios III]] ([[March 9]], 1956).
+.From the arrival of Harding until the exile of [[Makarios III]] ([[March 9]], [[1956]]).
 British soldiers are ambushed, the youth movement ([[ANE]]) is organised, the [[Battle of Spilia]] is fought.
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 The British enact a series of draconian measures and attempt to eliminate EOKA. EOKA counterattack and make an attempt on Harding's life. Mass demonstrations and general strikes continue.
-. Between the first and the second ceasefire ([[March 14]] 1957).
+. Between the first and the second ceasefire ([[March 14]] [[1957]]).
 EOKA continue to attack British military personnel whose presence is swelled by the invasion of the Suez. Turkish-Cypriots demand partition. EOKA fighters [[Markos Drakos]], [[Michalis Georgalas]] and [[Grigoris Afxentiou]] are killed in battles.
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 . From the announcement of the MacMillan plan until the Cypriot matter being discussed in the UN ([[November 25]], 1958).
-EOKA strike back against the Turkish-Cypriot extremists. The British "divide and conquer" policy seems to succeed. Four EOKA fighters are killed in the [[battle of Liopetri]].
+EOKA strike back against the Turkish-Cypriot extremists. The British "divide and conquer" policy seems to succeed. Four EOKA fighters are killed in the [[Battle of Liopetri]].
-[[Kyriakos Matsis]] is killed at Dikomo. The first disagreements as to Cyprus' future surface between Grivas and Makarios.
+[[Kyriakos Matsis]] is killed at [[Dikomo]]. The first disagreements as to Cyprus' future surface between Grivas and Makarios.
 . From the discussion of the Cyprus question in the UN until the Zurich and London agreements ([[February 19]], [[1959]]).
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 EOKA's activity was officially suspended on [[March 9]] [[1959]] in response to the signing of the Zurich - London agreements, [[February 19]] [[1959]], which established an independent republic of Cyprus.
-Actual independence was formally declared on [[16 August]] [[1960]] However, the settlement specifically ruled out ''[[Enosis]]'' - the union with Greece sought by EOKA. This led to a feeling of dissatisfaction from a section of the Greek Cypriot population that shaped the events of the following  years.
+Actual independence was formally declared on [[August 16]], [[1960]] However, the settlement specifically ruled out ''[[Enosis]]'' - the union with Greece sought by EOKA. This led to a feeling of dissatisfaction from a section of the Greek Cypriot population that shaped the events of the following  years.

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 EOKA was clandestinely supported by the Greek Government in the form of arms, money and propaganda on radio stations aired from [[Athens]].
-The EOKA campaign began on [[1 April]] [[1955]]. Over 30,000 British troops were assigned to combat the organisation, which officially claimed the life of 104 British military personnel.
+The EOKA campaign began on [[April 1]] [[1955]]. Over 30,000 British troops were assigned to combat the organisation, which officially claimed the life of 104 British military personnel.
 In his memoirs, Grivas writes of 8 phases of the struggle:
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 . From the announcement of the MacMillan plan until the Cypriot matter being discussed in the UN (25 November 1958).
-EOKA strike back against the Turkish-Cypriot extremists. The British "divide and conquer" policy seems to succeed. Four EOKA fighters are killed in the [[Battle of Liopetri]].
+EOKA strike back against the Turkish-Cypriot extremists. The British "divide and conquer" policy seems to succeed. Four EOKA fighters are killed in the [[battle of Liopetri]].
 [[Kyriakos Matsis]] is killed at Dikomo. The first disagreements as to Cyprus' future surface between Grivas and Makarios.
-. From the discussion of the Cyprus question in the UN until the Zurich and London agreements (19 February 1959).
+. From the discussion of the Cyprus question in the UN until the Zurich and London agreements ([[February 19]], [[1959]]).
 Violence subsides as Greece and Turkey discuss the future of Cyprus in Zurich. Greek Cypriots, Turkish Cypriots and the British add their blessings in London and the island of Cyprus becomes an independent republic.

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	'''EOKA''' ('''''Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston''''', in English '''National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters''') was a Greek [[Cyprus\|Cypriot]] military resistance organisation that fought for national self-determination and union (Enosis) with [[Greece]] in the mid- to late- [[1950s]]. Since Cyprus was under British sovereignty at the time, its objective was to attract world public opinion and support to its cause through sabotage against British installations, armed attacks against British troops and popular passive resistance.		'''EOKA''' ('''''Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston''''', in English '''National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters''') was a Greek [[Cyprus\|Cypriot]] military resistance organisation that fought for national self-determination and union (Enosis) with [[Greece]] in the mid- to late- [[1950s]]. Since Cyprus was under British sovereignty at the time, its objective was to attract world public opinion and support to its cause through sabotage against British installations, armed attacks against British troops and popular passive resistance.

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 . Between the first and the second ceasefire (14 March 1957).
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+EOKA continue to attack British military personnel whose presence is swelled by the invasion of the Suez. Turkish-Cypriots demand partition. EOKA fighters [[Markos Drakos]], [[Michalis Georgalas]] and [[Grigoris Afxentiou]] are killed in battles.
-Many EOKA members were brutally tortured and/or hanged by the British.
+. From the second ceasefire until the Harding's replacement as governor (6 November 1957).
 ==End of campaign==

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 . From the exile of Makarios until the first ceasefire (16 August 1956).
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+. Between the first and the second ceasefire (14 March 1957).
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