Why did the Greek civil war start?

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Start date May 7, 2021

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Does anyone know a bit more about why the civil war in Greece started?

Politics can get complicated. After the end of German occupation of Greece in WWII, were two groups that wanted to take power: the non-Communists/Government Army and the Communists.

The civil war was fought on and off between 1943 and 1949. The United States provided support to the Greek government in order to prevent Greece from falling into the Soviet sphere of influence.

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