Giorgios Grivas and his one-track pursuit of…
January 1974 CE
the island.
His fame and popularity in both countries, however, prevent his removal.
That problem is solved on January 27, 1974, when the general dies of a heart attack.
Makarios grants his followers an amnesty, hoping that EOKA B will disappear after the death of its leader.
Terrorism will continue, however, and the one hundred thousand mourners who attend Grivas's funeral indicate the enduring popularity of his political aims.
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