Interception of "St George" ship, 26 January 1955
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Title
Interception of "St George" ship, 26 January 1955
Description
On 26 January 1955 the British authorities confiscated the Greek ship "St George" off the coast of Chloraka. This was the first load of EOKA materiel intercepted and the first indication of preparations for violence.
Creator
A.H.
Date
26-01-1955
Relation
Identifier
events_1955-01-26_30
Coverage
GC
Spatial Coverage
Khlorakas
Yeroskipou area
Paphos region
Paphos district
Geolocation
- Date Added
- June 4, 2011
- Collection
- Events
- Item Type
- Event
- Tags
- arms smuggling, EOKA, preparations for violence
- Citation
- A.H., “Interception of "St George" ship, 26 January 1955,” Cyprus Critical History Archive: Reconsidering the culture of violence in Cyprus, 1955-64, accessed June 5, 2023, https://ccha-ahdr.info/items/show/30.
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