George Grivas Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for George Grivas, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Cyprus.

4 records1952–19554 events1 places

Chronological biography

1952

Independence of CyprusApril 1952

Warfare / Military · Colonel

Begins a guerrilla war against the British for union with Greece, enosis

1954

Leader Military Wing1954

Politics / EOKA · Leader Military Wing

Appointed Leader of EOKA, National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters

Military Wing1954

Politics / EOKA · Leader Military Wing · Cyprus

Appointed Leader of EOKA, National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters

1955

Reballion of George Grivas1955

Politics / EOKA · Colonel

Leads the EOKAs attempts to unite Cyprus with Greece

Titles and roles

Colonel · Leader Military Wing

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.