Revolutionary People's Struggle


Revolutionary People's Struggle, abbreviated ELA, was a Greek far-left urban guerrilla organization formed in 1975 and disbanded in 1995. It was described as the largest terrorist organization in Greece. ELA was one of the two most important terrorist organizations in Greece; the other was the Revolutionary Organization 17 November.

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 1st May Group. In January 23 The Supreme Court Assistant Prosecutor Anastasios Vernardos, 61, was shot dead by a gunman in motorcycle in the downtown of Athens,later an underground group calling itself '1st of May Group' claimed responsibility in leaflets found at the scene. Months later the group claimed the assassination of owner of a cafeteria beloging to Panayiotis Vasiliou.
After a hiatus of several months, claimed two bombs which not detonate, in November 10, in Athens. The April 3 the ELA, and the 1st May group, claimed bombings against the General Federation of Greek Workers, the Ministry of Economist and a United Nations offices. In July 16, four bombs blast against Life Insurance offices in Athens, the 1st May and ELA claimed resposibilty for the attacks, as well as other bombing in the city of Thessaloniki. The last attack of the 1st May group were in March 17 of 1992, claiming a ring of attacks in Athens
ELA announced its disbandment in 1995, after a political decision.

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