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'''Michalis Georgalas''' was a [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] fighter during the [[EOKA]] struggle of [[1955]] - [[1959]].

Georgalas was born on [[November 6]], [[1936]], in [[Marathovounos]], [[Ammochostos province]], one of eight children of Thomas and Eleni Georgalas. He was educated in [[Nicosia]] and joined [[EOKA]] in the early days of the struggle against the British for national self-determination and union with [[Greece]]. On account of his activity within EOKA, he was arrested by the British and sentenced to a prison term of eight months.

On [[September 13]], [[1956]], Georgalas escaped from Kokkinotrimithia Prison, along with six others, and joined the forces of [[Gregoris Afxentiou]]. Afxentiou gave young Georgalas two tasks: counterintelligence and creating bombs. He excelled at both.

Georgalas fell on [[December 31]], [[1956]] in a battle near Zoopigi between Afxentiou's group against British agents aided by Turkish-Cypriots. His last words were "Long live Greece!"

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 Georgalas was born on [[November 6]], [[1936]], in [[Marathovounos]], [[Ammochostos province]], one of eight children of Thomas and Eleni Georgalas. He was educated in [[Nicosia]] and joined [[EOKA]] in the early days of the struggle against the British for national self-determination and union with [[Greece]]. On account of his activity within EOKA, he was arrested by the British and sentenced to a prison term of eight months.
-On [[September 13]], [[1956]], Georgalas escaped from Kokkinotrimithia Prison, along with six others, and joined the forces of [[Gregoris Afxentiou]]. Afxentiou gave young Georgalas two tasks: counterintelligence and creating bombs. He excelled at both.
+On [[September 13]], [[1956]], Georgalas escaped from Kokkinotrimithia Prison, along with six others, and joined the forces of [[Grigoris Afxentiou]]. Afxentiou gave young Georgalas two tasks: counterintelligence and creating bombs. He excelled at both.
 Georgalas fell on [[December 31]], [[1956]] in a battle near Zoopigi between Afxentiou's group against British agents aided by Turkish-Cypriots. His last words were "Long live Greece!"