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Giorgios Grivas and his one-track pursuit of …
Years: 1974 - 1974
January
Giorgios Grivas and his one-track pursuit of enosis through terrorism has become an embarrassment to the Greek Cypriot government, as well as to the Greek government that had sponsored his return to
the island.
His fame and popularity in both countries, however, prevent his removal.
That problem is solved on January 27, 1974, when the general dies of a heart attack.
Makarios grants his followers an amnesty, hoping that EOKA B will disappear after the death of its leader.
Terrorism will continue, however, and the one hundred thousand mourners who attend Grivas's funeral indicate the enduring popularity of his political aims.
the island.
His fame and popularity in both countries, however, prevent his removal.
That problem is solved on January 27, 1974, when the general dies of a heart attack.
Makarios grants his followers an amnesty, hoping that EOKA B will disappear after the death of its leader.
Terrorism will continue, however, and the one hundred thousand mourners who attend Grivas's funeral indicate the enduring popularity of his political aims.
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Years: 1974 - 1974
January
Locations
People
Groups
- Turkish people
- Greeks (Modern)
- Greece, Kingdom of
- Turkey, Republic of
- United Nations, The (U.N.)
- Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
- Cyprus, Republic of
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Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions