The EOKA rebellion against the British Empire begins in Cyprus, with the goal of unifying with Greece.
The Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston (EOKA; ; Greek: Εθνική Οργάνωσις Κυπρίων Αγωνιστών, lit. 'National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters') was a Greek Cypriot nationalist paramilitary organisation that fought a campaign for the end of British rule in Cyprus, and for eventual union with Greece.