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Revolutionary People's Struggle (), abbreviated ELA (ΕΛΑ), was a
Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...
far-left Far-left politics, also known as extreme left politics or left-wing extremism, are politics further to the left on the left–right political spectrum than the standard political left. The term does not have a single, coherent definition; some ...
urban guerrilla Guerrilla warfare is a form of unconventional warfare in which small groups of irregular military, such as rebels, partisans, paramilitary personnel or armed civilians, which may include recruited children, use ambushes, sabotage, terrorism, ...
organization formed in 1975 and disbanded in 1995. It was described as the largest terrorist organization in Greece.Έκλεισε η υπόθεση «ΕΛΑ» με την αθώωση των τριών τελευταίων κατηγορούμενων
"Αποτέλεσε την μαζικότερη μεταπολιτευτικά οργάνωση ένοπλης πάλης, με τα μέλη που πέρασαν από τους κόλπους του να υπολογίζονται σε εκατοντάδες", "Οι υπηρεσίες πληροφοριών και ασφαλείας έκαναν λόγο για «συγκοινωνούντα δοχεία»", "Υπό το κέλυφος του «ΕΛΑ» φέρονται να έδρασαν τουλάχιστον 10 άλλες οργανώσεις", "Τον Ιανουάριο του 1995 ο Επαναστατικός Λαϊκός Αγώνας ανακοίνωσε την παύση των επιχειρήσεών του, όχι γιατί εξαρθρώθηκε – όπως συνήθως γίνεται - αλλά λόγω πολιτικής απόφασης." ''tvxs.gr 03-12-2009'' ELA was one of the two most important terrorist organizations in Greece; the other was the
Revolutionary Organization 17 November Revolutionary Organization 17 November (, ''Epanastatiki Organosi dekaefta Noemvri''), also known as 17N or the 17 November Group, was a Greek Marxist–Leninist urban guerrilla organization. Formed in 1975 and led by Alexandros Giotopoulos, 1 ...
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History

Since 1975 ELA has carried out bombings against political, state, economic and foreign targets. ELA had been presented as having connections with other terrorist groups and also as using other minor groups for more violent activities. The group worked with other guerrilla called 1 May Group. On January 23 The Supreme Court Assistant Prosecutor Anastasios Vernardos, 61, was shot dead by a gunman on motorcycle in the downtown of
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, later an underground group calling itself '1 May Group' claimed responsibility in leaflets found at the scene. Months later the group claimed the assassination of owner of a cafeteria belonging to Panayiotis Vasiliou. After a hiatus of several months, the group claimed two bombs that did not detonate, on November 10, in
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. The
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the ELA, and 1 May group, claimed bombings against the General Federation of Greek Workers, the Ministry of Economist and a United Nations offices. On July 16, four bombs blast against Life Insurance offices in
Athens Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southe ...
, 1 May and ELA claimed responsibility for the attacks, as well as other bombing in the city of
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. The last attack of 1 May group were on March 17, 1992, claiming a ring of attacks in
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ELA announced its disbandment in 1995, after a political decision.


Members

* Costas Agapiou *
Christos Tsoutsouvis Christos Tsoutsouvis (; 1953 – 15 May 1985, Athens) was a Greek far-left militant, or "urban guerilla" fighter. Tsoutsouvis was killed in 1985 during an exchange of fire with police officers. Biography Christos Tsoutsouvis was born in 1953. D ...
(ex member) - killed in 15 May 1985 shootout with police


See also

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Revolutionary Organization 17 November Revolutionary Organization 17 November (, ''Epanastatiki Organosi dekaefta Noemvri''), also known as 17N or the 17 November Group, was a Greek Marxist–Leninist urban guerrilla organization. Formed in 1975 and led by Alexandros Giotopoulos, 1 ...
* Revolutionary Nuclei * *
Revolutionary Struggle Revolutionary Struggle (Greek: Επαναστατικός Αγώνας (ΕΑ), ''Epanastatikos Agonas''), abbreviated EA (ΕΑ), was a Greek anarchist, anti-imperialist, urban guerrilla group known for its attacks on Greek government buildings ...


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Revolutionary People's Struggle - theoretical document 1975
Communist organizations in Greece Left-wing militant groups in Greece Terrorism in Greece Urban warfare 1975 establishments in Greece