National Liberation Front (EAM)
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communist-aligned organization
guerrilla army
political organization
political party
resistance movement
The National Liberation Front (EAM) was a major left-wing resistance movement in Greece during World War II that later became a central communist-aligned force in the Greek Civil War.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Liberation Front (EAM) canonical | 15 |
| EAM-ELAS | 2 |
| Greek People’s Liberation Army | 2 |
| Εθνικό Απελευθερωτικό Μέτωπο | 2 |
| EAM–ELAS | 1 |
| ELAS (Greek People’s Liberation Army) | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
communist-aligned organization
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guerrilla army ⓘ political organization ⓘ political party ⓘ political party ⓘ resistance movement ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
Greek Civil War
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World War II ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Allies of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied powers
Soviet Union ⓘ Yugoslav Partisans ⓘ |
| armedWing | Greek People’s Liberation Army (ELAS) ⓘ |
| country |
Greece
ⓘ
Greece ⓘ Greece ⓘ |
| demographicSupport |
rural population of Greece
ⓘ
urban working class in Greece ⓘ |
| dissolved | mid-1940s ⓘ |
| founded | 27 September 1941 ⓘ |
| founder |
Agrarian Party of Greece
ⓘ
Communist Party of Greece ⓘ Socialist Party of Greece ⓘ Union of Popular Democracy ⓘ |
| headquarters | Athens ⓘ |
| ideology |
communism
ⓘ
communism ⓘ communism ⓘ left-wing politics ⓘ socialism ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| membershipClaim | over one million members at its peak ⓘ |
| nativeLabel |
National Liberation Front (EAM)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Εθνικό Απελευθερωτικό Μέτωπο
|
| notableEvent |
Caserta Agreement (1944)
ⓘ
Dekemvriana ⓘ
surface form:
Dekemvriana clashes in Athens
Lebanon Conference (1944) ⓘ participation in the Greek Resistance ⓘ |
| operatingArea | occupied Greece ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Axis occupation of Greece
ⓘ
Bulgarian occupation forces ⓘ Fascist Italy ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Communist Party of Greece ⓘ |
| politicalGoal | establishment of a people’s democracy in Greece ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | far-left ⓘ |
| politicalWing |
EAM (National Liberation Front)
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surface form:
EAM Political Committee of National Liberation
|
| purpose |
national liberation of Greece from Axis occupation
ⓘ
social and political transformation of Greece ⓘ |
| roleIn | Greek Civil War ⓘ |
| shortName | EAM ⓘ |
| successor |
Union of Popular Democracy
ⓘ
surface form:
United Democratic Left (EDA)
|
| usedColor | red ⓘ |
| usedSymbol | red star ⓘ |
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Greek People’s Liberation Army
this entity surface form:
EAM-ELAS
this entity surface form:
Greek People’s Liberation Army
this entity surface form:
EAM-ELAS
this entity surface form:
ELAS (Greek People’s Liberation Army)
National Liberation Front (EAM)
→
nativeLabel
→
National Liberation Front (EAM)
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Εθνικό Απελευθερωτικό Μέτωπο
subject surface form:
Greek People’s Liberation Army
subject surface form:
Greek People’s Liberation Army
subject surface form:
Greek People’s Liberation Army
this entity surface form:
EAM–ELAS
this entity surface form:
Εθνικό Απελευθερωτικό Μέτωπο
subject surface form:
Greek People’s Liberation Army (ELAS)
subject surface form:
Political Committee of National Liberation
Political Committee of National Liberation (PEEA)
→
parentOrganization
→
National Liberation Front (EAM)
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subject surface form:
Political Committee of National Liberation