HISTORY
HISTORY
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…
Last Hierolochite, Special Forces General Konstantinos Korkas, passed away
The last Hierolochite, the Special Forces General Konstantinos Korkas, passed away at the age of 101.
Anniversary of the fall of Constantinople | An ever-lasting landmark and deep wound in the Greek collective consciousness
The fall of Constantinople in 1453 seems to be one of the deepest wounds in the Greek collective consciousness, similar to…
HNDGS | Annual Memorial of Honorary Major General Iakovos Tsounis
On Sunday, April 10, 2022, the annual memorial service of Honorary Major General Iakovos Tsounis was held at the Church of the…
The Varkiza Agreement | The ending act of “Dekemvriana”
The Varkiza Agreement was signed on February 12, 1945, in Vari, Attica, between members of the government…
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