Andreas Zakos | |
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Ανδρέας Ζάκος | |
Born | |
Died | August 9, 1956 | (aged 24)
Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
Nationality | Greek |
Occupation | Mine worker |
Years active | 1955–1956 |
Known for | EOKA resistance fighter |
Andreas Zakos (Greek: Ανδρέας Ζάκος) (12 November 1931 – 9 August 1956), was a Cypriot resistance fighter of EOKA.[1] In December 1955, he was taken prisoner by the British after a failed ambush at Mersinaki and was subsequently sent to the Central Jail of Nicosia where after a few months, was sentenced to death and killed via hanging.[2][3]