Posted by
Boris Tiraspolsky on Sunday, March 09, 2008 5:21:26 AM
"The Greek Cypriot guerrilla group, EOKA, the National Organisation for Cypriot Combatants, was set up last year [1955] with the aim of ending British rule on the island and supporting "enosis", or unification with Greece. rchbishop Makarios has been a leading figure in Cyprus's campaign for "enosis" and the right of the Cypriot people to self-determination. He is also said to have supported the creation of EOKA."
Archbishop Makarios
was not allowed to return to Cyprus for three years
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History of Terror
1956: Britain deports Cyprus Archbishop
The British authorities have ordered the deportation of the Greek Cypriot leader, Archbishop Makarios, in the hope of restoring law and order to the crown colony. The archbishop was arrested when he arrived at Nicosia airport to board an airliner for Athens after refusing to denounce the use of violence. Britain has accused him of "actively fostering terrorism".
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