Cyprus was a British Crown Colony since 1925 when Greek Cypriot demanded for union with Greece in 1955, this had led to a guerilla war against the British.
After 4 years of state of emergency , the underground movement National Organization of Cypriot Struggle EOKA. (Ethnikí Orgánosis Kipriakoú Agónos) founded by Georges GRIVAS and with the support of Archbischop MAKARIOS III is about to achieve the union. .