The Gregoris Afxentiou SAGA

Gregoris Afxentiou was born in Lysi on 22 February 1928. He studied at the Cadet Reserve Officers School of Greece and served in the Greek Army. He was initiated into the EOKA Struggle by Leader Digenis himself on 20 January 1955, giving his oath as Greek Officer. On 26 January he was assigned the post of Famagusta sector leader under the name of Zedros. The first persons to whom he administered the oath were Antonis Papadopoulos, Sotiris Ellinas, Pavlos Pavlakis, and Kyriacos Matsis. On the 1st April 1955 he led the attacks against the British in his Sector. In the attack which was carried out in Dhekelia, he lost his identity card. The Police found it and put him on the “wanted” list. A reward of í250 was offered for his capture which was later increased to í5.000. Following the attack he left Dhekelia base and went to Lysi, to his sister’s house, where he met his father Pieris, whom he asked to supply him with a gun. He remained in Lysi until 4 April. Walking through the fields, he reached Ayios Mamas chapel between Kontea and Pergamos. In the morning of 5th April, Christos Masonides took him through Lefkoniko - Akanthou – Kyrenia to Karavas. At first he stayed in Acheropiitos Monastery. Later, he moved to an unoccupied house in the garden of Charmandas where he stayed for one week and on 18th April in the house of Kyriacos Kirkos, which he turned into a hide –out.