CHAPTER 11 Banitsa from 1945 to the End of the Greek Civil War

CHAPTER 11 Banitsa from 1945 to the End of the Greek Civil War in 1949..........................................................................................................123

Conditions after the Treaty of Varkiza................................................123 Disarming ELAS Units........................................................................124 Large Demonstration Held in Lerin.....................................................125 Terror in Banitsa in 1945.....................................................................129 Formation of the Agricultural Party of Greece....................................131 Formation of Partisan Groups and Units.............................................131 The Activity of the Youth Organization EPON in Banitsa .................135 Forming NOF in Banitsa .....................................................................136 The Monarcho-fascists Take Control of the Coalmine........................137 Celebration of the Anniversary of the Victory of Greece over Italy..............................................................................................139 Seventh Congress of the CPG..............................................................139 Mass Rallies and Protests in the Country............................................141 The CPG Calls for an Uprising and an Election Boycott....................142 A Large Demonstration in Lerin..........................................................143 Elections in Banitsa .............................................................................144 A new wave of Persecution in Banitsa................................................144 Bulkes Meeting....................................................................................149 Formation of a Macedonian partisan military headquarters on Vicho Mountain...................................................................................150