1957, I Kypros mas, First Edition, Cyprus, Ethniki Enosis Ellinon, King Paul of Greece

Εθνική ΄Ενωσις  Ελλήνων

Η Κύπρος μας  – I Kipros mas

Published by Ethniki Enosis Ellinon in Athens in 1957

Included are: 

An exact copy of the letter from Konstantinos Tsatsos (Ministry of the Presidency of the Government) with his positive opinion about the publication.

A letter from the Gendarmerie President (D. I. Drossopoulos) with his affirmation that the book will reinforce the common cause.

A 4-page insert with judgments on the publication of the book: from the principal court official of the Queen (P. Leloudas), of the Great Court Official (D. Levidis), the Vice President of the Government (A. Apostolidis), the Ministry of the Presidency of the Government (K. Tsatsos), etc.

Original Paper Binding with DJ

First Edition

52 Pages 

20.5 cm x 28 cm

Heavily illustrated 

Enosis is an ideology calling for the incorporation of various Greek communities living outside of Greece into the Greek state. The idea is related to the Megali Idea, a concept of a Greek state that dominated Greek politics following the creation of modern Greece in 1830. The Megali Idea called for the reunification of all ethnic Greek lands, parts of which had participated in the Greek War of Independence in the 1820s but were unsuccessful and so remained under foreign rule. The most widely known example of Enosis is the movement within Greek Cypriots for a union of Cyprus with Greece. The idea of ​​enosis in British-ruled Cyprus became associated with the campaign for Cypriot self-determination, especially among the island’s Greek Cypriot majority. In 1955, the resistance organisation EOKA started a campaign against British rule to bring about Enosis with Greece. The campaign lasted until 1959, when many argued that enosis was politically unfeasible because of the strong minority of Turkish Cypriots and their increasing assertiveness. Instead, the creation of an independent state with elaborate powersharing arrangements among both communities was agreed upon in 1960, and the fragile Republic of Cyprus was born.