Date in year · 1955 · The 1950s
On April 1, 1955, the EOKA rebellion against the British Empire begins in Cyprus, with the goal of unifying with Greece. Steve Camp, Olivia Dahl (died 1962), Donald Pettit would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · April 1, 1955
The Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston was a Greek Cypriot nationalist guerrilla organization that fought a campaign for the end of British rule in Cyprus, and for eventual union with Greece.
Around 1955
1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1955th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 955th year of the 2nd millennium, the 55th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1950s decade.
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1955–1959 Greek nationalist guerrilla organisation in Cyprus
The Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston was a Greek Cypriot nationalist guerrilla organization that fought a campaign for the end of British rule in Cyprus, and for eventual union with Greece.
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