Grigoris Afxentiou

Second Lieutenant

Grigoris Afxentiou
Second Lieutenant; Grigoris Afxentiou
Native name	Γρηγόρης Αυξεντίου
Birth name	Grigorios Pieris Afxentiou (Γρηγόριος Πιερής Αυξεντίου)
Nickname(s)	Zidros (Ζήδρος)
Born	22 February 1928; Lysi, British Cyprus
Died	3 March 1957 (aged 29); Lazanias, British Cyprus
Allegiance	Kingdom of Greece
Service/branch	Hellenic Army; EOKA
Years of service	1949-1953 (Hellenic Army); 1955-1957 (EOKA)
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Commands held	Second-in-command of EOKA
Battles/wars	Cyprus Emergency 1 April Attacks; Nicosia Cinema Bombing; Battle of Spilia;
Other work	Taxi driver

Grigoris Pieris Afxentiou (Greek: Γρηγόρης Πιερής Αυξεντίου; 22 February 1928 – 3 March 1957) was a Greek-Cypriot insurgent leader who led campaigns against the British colonial government as a member of EOKA. He was second-in-command to general Georgios Grivas and used the pseudonym Zidhros (Ζήδρος), the name of a famous 18th-century brigand.^[1]

^ Πάνος Ζήδρος (d. ca. 1750), see Claude Fauriel, Chants populaires de la Grèce moderne. Chants historiques (1824), "La Noce du Fils de Zidros et La Mort de Zidros", 65ff.

[1] Πάνος Ζήδρος (d. ca. 1750), see Claude Fauriel, Chants populaires de la Grèce moderne. Chants historiques (1824), "La Noce du Fils de Zidros et La Mort de Zidros", 65ff.

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