Conflict episode

Cyprus Emergency (EOKA campaign), 1955-1959

EOKA, led by Georgios Grivas, waged a campaign of irregular warfare against British rule from 1 April 1955 until a March 1959 ceasefire, causing a toll of roughly 104 British military dead, 51 police dead, and 102-112 EOKA members killed.

What happened

The National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters (EOKA), led by Georgios Grivas, a retired Hellenic Army officer, launched a campaign of irregular warfare against British colonial rule on 1 April 1955, including bombings of government installations and ambushes of British troops. Governor Lord Harding declared a state of emergency on 26 November 1955. Published figures for the campaign, which continued until a ceasefire in March 1959, include roughly 104 British military dead and 601 wounded, 51 police dead and 187 wounded, and 102-112 EOKA members killed.[1] This page does not cover the intercommunal violence separately associated with the wider Cyprus dispute, which is outside its scope.

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    Claim: EOKA, led by Georgios Grivas, launched a campaign of irregular warfare against British colonial rule on 1 April 1955, including bombings of government installations and ambushes of British troops; Governor Lord Harding declared a state of emergency on 26 November 1955. The campaign continued until a ceasefire in March 1959. Published figures include roughly 104 British military dead and 601 wounded, 51 police dead and 187 wounded, and 102-112 EOKA members killed.

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