PEKA
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PEKA, "Politiki Epitropi Kypriakou Agona" (The Political Committee of the Cypriot Struggle), was the political wing of the EOKA
movement which fought against the British and Turkish Cypriots for the union of Cyprus
with Greece
between 1955 and 1959. It was founded in the Summer of 1956 with the specific aims to:
1. Co-ordinate the political and military struggle.
2. Raise the morale of the Greek-Cypriot people.
3. Enlighten world public opinion as to the struggle, its origin and its aims.
4. Keep Greek-Cypriots united in their demand for Enosis
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The organisation was first headed by Renos Lysiotis who was succeeded by Michalis Maratheftis and finally, in 1958 by Tassos Papadopoulos
, former President of Cyprus.
EOKA
EOKA was an anticolonial, antiimperialist nationalist organisation with the ultimate goal of "The liberation of Cyprus from the British yoke". Although not stated in its initial declaration of existence which was printed and distributed on the 1st of April 1955, EOKA also had a target of achieving...
movement which fought against the British and Turkish Cypriots for the union of Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
with Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
between 1955 and 1959. It was founded in the Summer of 1956 with the specific aims to:
1. Co-ordinate the political and military struggle.
2. Raise the morale of the Greek-Cypriot people.
3. Enlighten world public opinion as to the struggle, its origin and its aims.
4. Keep Greek-Cypriots united in their demand for Enosis
Enosis
Enosis refers to the movement of the Greek-Cypriot population to incorporate the island of Cyprus into Greece.Similar movements had previously developed in other regions with ethnic Greek majorities such as the Ionian Islands, Crete and the Dodecanese. These regions were eventually incorporated...
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The organisation was first headed by Renos Lysiotis who was succeeded by Michalis Maratheftis and finally, in 1958 by Tassos Papadopoulos
Tassos Papadopoulos
Tassos Nikolaou Papadopoulos was a Cypriot politician. He served as the fifth President of the Republic of Cyprus from February 28, 2003 to February 28, 2008.His parents were Nicolas and Aggeliki from Assia. He was the first of three children...
, former President of Cyprus.