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The '''Greek Civil War''' ({{lang-el|Eμφύλιος Πόλεμος|translit=Emfýlios Pólemos}}) took place from 1946 to 1949. The conflict, which erupted shortly after the end of [[World War II]], consisted of a [[Communism|communist]]-dominated uprising against the established government of the [[Kingdom of Greece]]. The opposition declared a [[people's republic]], the [[Provisional Democratic Government|Provisional Democratic Government of Greece]], which was governed by the [[Communist Party of Greece]] (KKE) and its military branch, the [[Democratic Army of Greece]] (DSE). The rebels were supported by [[People's Socialist Republic of Albania|Albania]] and [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]]. With the support of the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[United States]], the Greek government forces ultimately prevailed.
The war had its roots in divisions within Greece during [[World War II]] between the communist-dominated [[Left-wing politics|left-wing]] [[Greek Resistance|resistance]] organisation, the [[National Liberation Front (Greece)|EAM]]-[[ELAS]], and loosely-allied [[Anti-communism|anti-communist]] resistance forces. It later escalated into a major [[civil war]] between the Greek state and the communists. Fighting resulted in the defeat of the DSE by the [[Hellenic Army]].<ref>Nikos Marantzidis and Giorgos Antoniou. "The Axis Occupation and Civil War: Changing trends in Greek historiography, 1941–2002." ''Journal of Peace Research'' (2004) 41#2 pp: 223–231.</ref>
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