Varkiza Agreement
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The Varkiza Agreement was a 1945 political settlement in Greece that ended the Dekemvriana clashes in Athens by providing for the disarmament of the leftist resistance and setting terms for the country’s post-occupation political order.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceasefire agreement
→
political agreement → treaty → |
| aim |
disarm leftist resistance forces
→
end the Dekemvriana fighting in Athens → regulate post-occupation political order in Greece → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Varkiza Agreement
→
surface form: "Varkiza Pact"
Varkiza Agreement →
surface form: "Varkiza Peace Agreement"
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| context |
Dekemvriana
→
Greek Civil War → World War II aftermath → |
| country | Greece → |
| criticizedFor |
failure to protect leftists from persecution
→
unequal implementation of amnesty provisions → |
| dateSigned | 1945-02-12 → |
| effect |
demobilization of ELAS units
→
formal end of open fighting in Athens in early 1945 → political marginalization of the Greek left → |
| followedBy |
Greek legislative election of 1946
→
Greek monarchy referendum of 1946 → resumption of armed conflict in Greek Civil War → |
| historicalPeriod | post-World War II Europe → |
| language | Greek → |
| legalStatus | domestic political settlement → |
| location |
Athens metropolitan area
→
Attica → Varkiza → |
| mainParty |
British representatives in Greece
→
Communist Party of Greece →
surface form: "Greek Communist Party (KKE)"
Government of Greece →
surface form: "Greek government"
National Liberation Front (EAM) → |
| namedAfter | Varkiza resort town → |
| partOf | early phase of the Greek Civil War → |
| providedFor |
amnesty for political offenses
→
disarmament of ELAS → disarmament of leftist resistance organizations → preparation of a referendum on the monarchy → preparation of free elections → purge of collaborators from the state apparatus → release of political prisoners → restoration of civil liberties → |
| resultOf | Dekemvriana clashes in Athens → |
| signedBy |
EAM
→
EDES representatives → Greek government-in-exile representatives → Communist Party of Greece →
surface form: "KKE"
|
| signedUnderInfluenceOf | British military presence in Greece → |
| subject |
amnesty
→
disarmament → electoral process in Greece → |
| year | 1945 → |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Varkiza Peace Agreement"
this entity surface form: "Varkiza Pact"
subject surface form: "Greek People’s Liberation Army"