Georgios Grivas (Greek: Γεώργιος Γρίβας; 6 June 1897 – 27 January 1974), also known by his nickname Digenis (Greek: Διγενής), was the Cypriot founder...
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spelling Georgios may be retained, e.g. Georgios Christakis-Zografos (1863–1920), Georgios Stanotas (1888–1965), Georgios Grivas (1897–1974), Georgios Alogoskoufis...
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government as a member of EOKA. He was second-in-command to general Georgios Grivas and used the pseudonym Zidhros (Ζήδρος), the name of a famous 18th-century...
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Greek Cypriot paramilitary organisation formed in 1971 by General Georgios Grivas ("Digenis"). It followed an ultra right-wing nationalistic ideology...
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EOKA presence in the Troodos mountains and capturing EOKA leader Georgios Grivas. Grivas’ memoirs describe the event as a disaster for the British in which...
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Occupation of Constantinople Irredentism Zone of Smyrna Republic of Pontus Georgios Grivas Foreign relations of Greece Greek Plan Enosis Succession of the Roman...
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Dekemvriana. Organization X was founded in 1941 by General Georgios Lavdas with Colonel Georgios Grivas acting as his chief of staff. Lavdas soon came into conflict...
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hail in presence of Ioannis Metaxas during the 4th of August Regime. Georgios Grivas, Greek nationalist and leader of Cypriot Enosis movement against British...
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Demetriou came under scrutiny in 2024 for a stance she took against Georgios Grivas (The leader of EOKA and founder of the Cypriot National Guard), EOKA...
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Metaxas Angelos Sikelianos Alexandros Papagos Napoleon Zervas Georgios Grivas Georgios Papadopoulos Dimitrios Ioannidis Antonis Samaras Historical events...
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few months after the beginning of the occupation of Greece, such as the Grivas Military Organization, founded in June 1941, and the organization "Freedom"...
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sources (including Georgios Karaiskakis) as a Turkophile, as a conspirator with Ali Pasha, and responsible for the deaths of Georgios Zotos, Konstantinos...
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George Eugeniou, founder and artistic director of Art Theatre, London Georgios Grivas, military officer George Young, Greek Cypriot mother Grigoris Afxentiou...
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Georgios Papandreou (Greek: Γεώργιος Παπανδρέου Geórgios Papandréou; 13 February 1888 – 1 November 1968) was a Greek politician, the founder of the Papandreou...
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Carl von Clausewitz Felix von Luckner Athanasios Diakos Geórgios Karaïskákis Georgios Grivas Gregoris Afxentiou Kyriakos Matsis Manolis Glezos Markos...
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the patriotic cause of the Resistance. Georgios Grivas Salvatore Giuliano Che Guevara Emiliano Zapata Georgios Karaiskakis "Το αναπάντεχο στυλ του Άρη...
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untenable. The Commander of the Greek Cypriot National Guard, Col. Georgios Grivas, returned to Cyprus from Athens in late July 1964, after receiving...
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Macedonia naming dispute. In the early 2000s, Stigkas joined the LAOS party of Georgios Karatzaferis. He left after the party's support for the memorandum in 2012...
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Metaxas Angelos Sikelianos Alexandros Papagos Napoleon Zervas Georgios Grivas Georgios Papadopoulos Dimitrios Ioannidis Antonis Samaras Historical events...
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statue of the four EOKA men who died. The battle resulted in Colonel Georgios Grivas calling an end to a truce that had been in effect since August. From...
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to Cyprus started with the knowledge of the Greek government. Lt. Georgios Grivas, formerly an officer in the Greek army, covertly disembarked on the...
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Greece on the island numbered over 7,000. The Division, alongside Georgios Grivas, was recalled back to Greece after the events that happened in Kofinou...
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electoral success. In late December of 2012, ELAM announced its candidate Georgios Charalambous; for the upcoming presidential elections; in the presence...
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in Grivas' words, wanted to attract the attention of the world through high-profile operations that would make headlines. EOKA was headed by Georgios Grivas...
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to the Turkish Cypriots' support for the British, the EOKA leader Georgios Grivas declared them an enemy. The first underground organization formed by...
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in the Troodos mountains and at some point, Grivas was spotted, however, in the ensuing gunfight, Grivas managed to escape. A fire starting shortly after...
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Tsaldaris Alexandros Papagos Konstantinos Tsaldaris Georgios Grivas Perikles Ioannidis Georgios Rallis Historical events Balkan Wars National Schism...
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Metaxas Angelos Sikelianos Alexandros Papagos Napoleon Zervas Georgios Grivas Georgios Papadopoulos Dimitrios Ioannidis Antonis Samaras Historical events...
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X ("Chi" in Greek). X was founded in 1941 by General Georgios Lavdas with Colonel Georgios Grivas acting as his chief of staff. Lavdas soon came into conflict...
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Sunshine aborted giving instructions to MI6 for Grivas 'to stew in his own juice'. On 9 March 1959, Grivas declared a ceasefire, though still opposing the...
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