The “Remembrance Day of the Greek Jewish Martyrs and Heroes of the Holocaust” was established by a unanimous decision of…
Hellenic Air Force | 70 years since the establishment of the 340 Squadron
The 340th Squadron was established in 1953 as the 340th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, at the 112th Fighter Wing with F-84G aircraft…
Pontic Genocide | 104 years since the uprooting and extermination of Pontic Hellenism
The Genocide of Pontic Hellenism refers to the violent, massive, murderous events of the second and early third decades of the…
April 1, 1955 | The uprising of Cyprus
It felt like an April fool’s joke. Who could have ever imagined that a handful of Greek-Cypriots would be rising up against the once…
The Cypriot Uprising of October 1931 against the British
In October 1931, the Cypriots rose up against the brutal and inhumane treatment of the British, demanding liberation from the oppressive British…
September 2, 1958 | Battle at the Barn of Liopetri – The four EOKA Heroes
The Battle at the Barn of Liopetri, also known as the “New Battle of Gravia”, was fought by EOKA Members Ilias Papakyriakou, Fotis Pitta, Christos Samaras and Andreas Karios, against British colonialism on September 2, 1958…
August 3, 1977 | 45 years since the death of Archbishop Makarios III
Today marks forty-five years since the death of the first President of the Republic of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios III.
Augustis Efstathiou | Afxentiou’s comrade passed away
The EOKA fighter, Augustis Efstathiou, known as “Matrozos”, who was at the side of Grigoris Afxentiou in his last battle in Machairas…
On this day Flying Officer Nikolaos Sialmas is sacrificed for the Homeland
On this day, thirty years ago, Flying Officer Sialmas Nikolaos sacrificed his life in Agios Efstratios as a young Spartan to guard…
June 3, 1996 | 19-year-old soldier Stelios Panagi is assassinated by the Turks
On June 3, 1996, 19-year-old soldier Stelios Panagi falls from Turkish fire on the green line…
