History
In May 1942, the first Northern Epirote resistance groups appeared in the area of Delvina led by two locals and former officers of the Greek army: Spyridon Lytos and Ioannis Videlis. Soon several resistance groups were formed by the local Greek population all over southern Albania. They were operating in the regions: Pogon, Lunxhëri, Zagorie, Riza, Himara, Vlorë, Përmet, Leskovik and Korce. In June 1942 these groups were organized under one leadership and the MAVI (also called EAOVI) was formed. The leading spirit was Vasilios Sahinis, a native from Douvian (Dropull).
The organization was a branch of the right-wing EDES that operated in Greece and its headquarters moved from place to place in southern Albania.
Read more about this topic: Northern Epirus Liberation Front
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