Greek revolutionary organizations


This list includes revolutionary organizations aimed at liberating and unifying Greek-inhabited territories into the historical national state of Greece.
OrganizationActiveNotesImage
Ellinoglosso Xenodocheio1814Established in Paris. Provided education for Greeks and prepared for a future struggle against Ottoman rule.-
Filiki Etaireia1814–21Established in Odessa. Organizer of the Greek War of Independence.
Philorthodox Society1839Secret organization established in June 1839 by Nikitaras and Georgios Kapodistrias, associated with the Russian Party. Uncovered in December 1839.-
Party of Radicals1848–1862Political party in the Ioanian Islands for enosis.-
Revolutionary Assembly at Aghia Kyriaki1866Fought the Cretan revolt (1866–1869) for enosis.
National Defence and Fraternity1877Two revolutionary organizations established in 1877 in Epirus. Fought in the Epirus Revolt of 1878 for enosis.
Cretan Committee1878Fought the Cretan revolt (1878) for enosis.
Ethniki Etaireia1894–96Established in Athens. Advocated for the liberation of all Greek-inhabited territories. Considered to be responsible for the start of the Greco-Turkish War (1897).
Hellenic Macedonian Committee1890s–1908Established in Athens. Headquartered in the Greek consulate of Thessaloniki. Coordinator of Greek efforts during the Macedonian Struggle.
Pontus Society1904–1923Secret society working for the liberation of the Republic of Pontus.
Panepirotic Assembly1914Established in Argyrokastro. Declared independence from Albania and the creation of the Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus.
Central Committee of the Northern Epirote Struggle1943Ethnic Greek resistance movement in Northern Epirus.
EOKA1955–59Established in British Cyprus. Waged a guerilla war against the British to achieve union with Greece, causing the Cyprus Emergency. Led to the independence of Cyprus.
EOKA B1971–74Established in the Republic of Cyprus. Involved in the 1974 Cypriot coup d'état and the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.