Difference between pages "Michalis Koutsoftas" and "Charilaos Michail"

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'''Michalis Koutsoftas''' was a [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] [[EOKA]] fighter during the [[1955]] - [[1959]] struggle against the British.
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'''Charilaos Michail''' was a [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] [[EOKA]] fighter during the [[1955]] - [[1959]] struggle against the British.
  
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Koutsoftas was born on [[November 12]], [[1934]] in the village of [[Palaiometocho]], [[Lefkosia province]], the son of Kyriakos and Eleni Koutsofta.
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Michail was born on [[February 9]], [[1935]], in the village of [[Galini]], [[Lefkosia province]]. He worked in Cyprus Metallurgical Works when the struggle broke out and he joined [[EOKA]] together with his father and some of his brothers. On [[December 15]], [[1955]], his group joined [[Markos Drakos]]' team for an ambush against a British detachment, led by Major B.J. Coombe, near Mersinaki, close to ancient Soloi. In the ensuing [[battle of Soloi]], Michail was captured by the British. He had had a chance to escape but would not abandon his friend, [[Andreas Zakos]], who was injured during the battle.
  
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When the struggle broke out on [[April 1]], [[1955]], Koutsoftas, offered his services and, despite his leftist political views, was initiated into [[EOKA]] by local priest Papa-Lefteris.  
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Michail was convicted by the British colonial court and sentenced to death. He was executed by hanging on [[August 9]], [[1956]], along with his friend Andreas Zakos and [[Iakovos Patatsos]], who was captured in a separate incident, The three men are buried in the [[Imprisoned Tombs]] of the Central Jail of [[Nicosia]].
  
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Koutsoftas' usual task was the raising of the [[Flag of Greece|Greek flag]] in the centre of his village. After the execution of [[Michalis Karaolis]] and [[Andreas Dimitriou]], on [[May 10]], [[1956]], Koutsoftas decided it was time for more radical action. He quit his job and staked out Nicosia Airport where British soldiers were stationed.
 
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On [[May 16]], [[1956]], Koutsoftas accompanied [[Andreas Panagidis]] into the airport grounds and shot Royal Air Force Corporal Patrick John Hale dead. The two men was arrested and sentenced to die. A third companion, Paraskevas Choiropoulis, was sentenced to life imprisonment.
 
  
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Koutsoftas and Panagidis were executed by hanging on [[September 21]], [[1956]] along with another EOKA member, [[Stelios Mavrommatis]] arrested in a separate incident.
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[[Category:1935 births|Michail, Charilaos]]
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Koutsoftas was survived by his wife Eugenia. He was buried in the [[Imprisoned Tombs]] in the Central Jail of Nicosia.
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[[Category:EOKA struggle (1955-1959)|Michail, Charilaos]]
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Revision as of 18:45, January 20, 2007

Charilaos Michail was a Cypriot EOKA fighter during the 1955 - 1959 struggle against the British.

Michail was born on February 9, 1935, in the village of Galini, Lefkosia province. He worked in Cyprus Metallurgical Works when the struggle broke out and he joined EOKA together with his father and some of his brothers. On December 15, 1955, his group joined Markos Drakos' team for an ambush against a British detachment, led by Major B.J. Coombe, near Mersinaki, close to ancient Soloi. In the ensuing battle of Soloi, Michail was captured by the British. He had had a chance to escape but would not abandon his friend, Andreas Zakos, who was injured during the battle.

Michail was convicted by the British colonial court and sentenced to death. He was executed by hanging on August 9, 1956, along with his friend Andreas Zakos and Iakovos Patatsos, who was captured in a separate incident, The three men are buried in the Imprisoned Tombs of the Central Jail of Nicosia.

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