Stylianos Lenas
Encyclopedia
Stylianos Lenas was born in Handria
, Cyprus
and was a member of EOKA
.
for further studies and when he returned, he opened a shop.
. In a battle with the British Army
in the area of Potamitissa
on 17 February 1957, Stylianos Lenas was seriously wounded and captured. He died in Akrotiri hospital after 39 days on 28 March 1957. He was buried at the Imprisoned Graves
in the Central Jail of Nicosia
.
Handria
Chandria is a village in Cyprus in the Limassol administrative district and belongs to the Pitsilia group of villages. Chandria [Χανδριά], also written as Handria or Khandria, is the second highest village in Cyprus after Prodromos at an elevation of 1,275 m .-Tourism:The village today attracts...
, 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...
and was a member of EOKA
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...
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Early life
Stylianos Lenas was born into a poor family in Handria. When he finished the local school in his village, he took a job in town. He went to LeroLero
Lero is an obscure Celtic god, invoked alongside the goddess Lerina as the eponymous spirit of Lérins in Provence. Nothing is known about these gods apart from these epigraphic dedications.Lero is also an uncommon surname found in the United States....
for further studies and when he returned, he opened a shop.
EOKA
He was one of the first members to join EOKA and was located in the Troodos MountainsTroodos Mountains
Troodos is the biggest mountain range of Cyprus, located in the center of the island. Troodos' highest peak is Mount Olympus at 1,952 metres.The Troodos mountain range stretches across most of the western side of Cyprus...
. In a battle with the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
in the area of Potamitissa
Potamitissa
Potamitissa is a village in the Limassol District of Cyprus, located 5 km south of Kyperounta....
on 17 February 1957, Stylianos Lenas was seriously wounded and captured. He died in Akrotiri hospital after 39 days on 28 March 1957. He was buried at the Imprisoned Graves
Imprisoned Graves
The "Imprisoned Graves" is a small cemetery located in the Central Jail of Nicosia, where 13 EOKA fighters, during the 1955-1959 liberation struggle for the liberation of Cyprus from the United Kingdom, were interred...
in the Central Jail of Nicosia
Central Jail of Nicosia
The Central Jail of Nicosia is the only correctional facility in Cyprus. It is located to the west of the walled part of the Cypriot city of Nicosia, south of the Green Line...
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