Timeline 55-59

31-03-1955

He died on the night of March 31 to April 1, 1955 from an electric shock, while on EOKA ordered duty.

23-09-1955

The Kyrenia Castle Escape took place early in the Cyprus Emergency. A number of the EOKA were being held prisoner at Kyrenia Castle and on 23 September 1955, sixteen of them escaped by climbing down sheets tied to be a rope.

25-09-1955

On 25 September 1955, Harding was assigned the post of Governor of the British colony of Cyprus.

27-09-1955

He was killed on September 27, 1955 in Limassol by British soldiers during demonstrations.

03-10-1955

He arrived in Cyprus on 3 October 1955.

05-11-1955

He died on November 5, 1955 at the Nicosia General Hospital, from wounds inflicted by British soldiers.

12-12-1955

In December 1955, a small EOKA force in Cyprus fought a British encirclement attempt. Despite being outnumbered, EOKA's clever tactics and foggy conditions led to British confusion and gunfire amongst themselves. Though EOKA escaped, the battle's outcome prevented a decisive British victory and extended the EOKA campaign for Cypriot independence.

14-12-1955

The brutal British occupiers brutally cracked down the peacefully protesting students. After the uprising, the occupiers closed the school till September 1956.

15-12-1955

He fell in battle fighting against the British, on the Nicosia - Kato Pyrgos road, in the Mersinaki location, on December 15, 1955.

26-01-1956

Students of the Pancypriot Gymnasium, on the occasion of the arrest of some of their fellow students from previous incidents, climbed on the roof of the library to fight off the British soldiers.

07-02-1956

He was killed on February 7, 1956 in Famagusta by the British, during a militant demonstration he led.

13-02-1956

He was killed by the British on February 13, 1956, in his village.

11-03-1956

He was killed on March 11, 1956 in Pedoulas, by a bomb he dropped against the British.

13-03-1956

He was killed by the British, after throwing a bomb against them, on March 13, 1956 in his hometown.

14-03-1956

He was killed on March 14, 1956 by the British, in a student demonstration in Larnaca.

16-03-1956

He fell fighting against the British on March 16, 1956 near the village of Chandria.

16-03-1956

He was killed on March 16, 1956 in his village, by a bomb explosion.

10-05-1956

The newly appointed occupation governer Harding wanted to break the Greek resistance by executing 2 young men. 23-year-old Michalakis Karaolis and 22-year-old Andreas Dimitriou were taken to the prison gallows on May 10, 1956, despite large demonstrations in Greece and Cyprus. The day before the executions took place, blood was also spilled in Athens during a cruel crackdown on pro-ENOSIS protesters. Approximate balance was 4 killed (three protesters, one police officer) and a total of 265 people injured.

10-05-1956

He was hanged on May 10, 1956 in Nicosia Central Prison.

10-05-1956

He was hanged on May 10, 1956 in Nicosia Central Prison.