The Nationalist Associations THOI Agios Georgios Avgorou, PA.D.E.D. Avant-garde and Movement of Teachers "CHANGE", organized an event in honor of the Liberation Struggle of EOKA 1955-59, on Thursday, March 31 at 19:30 p.m. at the Avgoros Technical School.
The event was held under the auspices of the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works Giannis Karousou while supported by the Community Council of Avgoros.
The event was followed by a candlelight vigil by Organized Ensembles of the Community.
In the square after the end of the Candlelight vigil, the marchers with all splendor and honor formed with fire "EOKA '55 - '59 GRIVAS" and sang the National Anthem.
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Cyprus today celebrates the 67th anniversary of the start of the anti-colonial struggle of EOKA (National Organization of Cypriot Fighters). April 1, 1955 was the day that the British conquerors of Megalonisos were confronted with the guerrilla groups organized by the Cypriot colonel George Grivas who took the nickname "Digenis".
On April 1, 1955, half an hour after midnight, all the cities of Cyprus woke up to the loud explosions. EOKA members had organized sabotage targets of British interests. The first to die was student Modestos Pantelis, who was killed by an electric shock while trying to cut power lines in order to cut off the lighting at a British base and carry out the attack.
Today, in all the cities of Cyprus, eulogies and events were held for the anniversary of April 1, reminding that the struggle for union with Greece was not won, despite the fact that in the 1950 referendum 97% of Cypriots were in favor of the integration of Megalonisos. in the Greek trunk. Even the Turkish Cypriots had voted in favor of the union.
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It was April 1st…
Or kissing my mother, I look at her crying
mother do not cry I tell her, mother do not cry and cry
The main thing in life is to live and die for an ideal.
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