Editing EOKA (section)

{{short description|1955–1959 Greek nationalist guerrilla organisation in Cyprus}}
{{distinguish|text=[[EOKA B]], which was its successor}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox war faction
| name             = EOKA<br />Εθνική Οργάνωσις Κυπρίων Αγωνιστών<br />National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters
| logo             = EOKA flag.svg
| caption          = EOKA flag
| active           = 1955–1959
| leaders          = [[George Grivas]]<br>[[Grigoris Afxentiou]]
| headquarters     = [[File:Flag of Cyprus (1922–1960).svg|border|23px]] [[British Cyprus]]
| ideology         = ''[[Enosis]]''{{sfn|Karyos|2009}}<br />[[Greek nationalism]]{{sfn|Karyos|2009}}<br />[[Anti-imperialism]]<br>[[Anti-British sentiment]]<br />[[Anti-communism]]{{sfn|Θρασυβούλου|2016|p=298}}{{sfn|Novo|2012|p=194}}<br />[[Religious conservatism]]{{sfn|Θρασυβούλου|2016|p=298}}{{sfn|Novo|2012|p=194}}
| position         = [[Right-wing]]
| size             = 300 regulars<br />1,000 active underground{{sfn|Kraemer|1971|p=146}}
| successor        ={{flagicon image|EOKA_flag.svg}} [[EOKA B]]
| allies           = [[File:State Flag of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935-1973).svg|border|23px]] [[Kingdom of Greece]]
| opponents        = {{flag|British Empire}}<br />{{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Turkish Resistance Organisation|TMT]]<br>[[Progressive Party of Working People|AKEL]]<br>[[Black Gang (organisation)|Black Gang]]<br>[[9 September Front]]
| battles          = [[Cyprus Emergency]]
}}
The '''Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston''' ('''EOKA''' {{IPAc-en|eɪ|ˈ|oʊ|k|ə|}}; {{langx|el|Εθνική Οργάνωσις Κυπρίων Αγωνιστών|lit=National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters}}) was a [[Greek Cypriot]] nationalist guerrilla organization that fought a campaign for the end of [[Cyprus#Cyprus under the British Empire|British rule]] in [[Cyprus]], and for [[enosis|eventual union]] with [[Kingdom of Greece (Glücksburg)|Greece]].{{sfn|Karyos|2009}}{{efn|More specific, EOKA is the [[acronym]] of the organisation's full name in [[Greek language|Greek]], Εθνική Οργάνωσις Κυπρίων Αγωνιστών, ''Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston'' ('''National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters'''), sometimes expanded as Εθνική Οργάνωσις Κυπριακού Αγώνος, ''Ethnikí Orgánosis Kipriakoú Agónos'' ("National Organisation of Cypriot Struggle").{{sfn|The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica|2015}}}}