2000 in Greece
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Events in the year 2000 in Greece.
Incumbents[edit]
| Photo | Post | Name |
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President of the Hellenic Republic | Konstantinos Stephanopoulos[1] |
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Prime Minister of Greece | Costas Simitis[2] |
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Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament | Apostolos Kaklamanis[3] |
| Adjutant to the President of the Hellenic Republic | Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Konstantinos Prionas | |
| Adjutant to the President of the Hellenic Republic | Navy Vice-Captain Demetrios Tsailas[4][5] | |
| Adjutant to the President of the Hellenic Republic | Army Lieutenant Colonel Ioannis Baltzois (until 2000)[6] | |
| Adjutant to the President of the Hellenic Republic | Army Lieutenant General Alkiviadis Stefanis (starting 2000)[7] |
Events[edit]
- 8 February
- The 2000 presidential election is held. The Hellenic Parliament re-elects Konstantinos Stephanopoulos as President of the Hellenic Republic for a second term.[8]
- 15 May – Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki becomes the President of the Athens Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games, to became the first woman succeed Panagiotis Thomopoulos.[9]
- 26 September - The MS Express Samina collided with the Portes Islets rocks in the Bay of Parikia off the coast of the Greek island of Paros, resulting in the death of 81 people.
- 1 October – At the Closing Ceremony, the Olympic Games are handover from Sydney to Athens and returned back to birthplace where the they will host the next Olympic Games in Athens 2004.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Konstantinos Stephanopoulos - Presidency of the Hellenic Republic". Presidency of the Hellenic Republic. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Konstantinos Simitis - prime minister of Greece". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "Apostolos Kaklamanis - speaker of the Hellenic Parliament". Hellenic Parliament. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Δημήτριος Ν. Τσαϊλάς" [Demetrios N. Tsailas]. Webly. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Δημήτριος Ν. Τσαϊλάς Θεσσαλονίκη Ελλάδα" [Demetrios Tsailas Thessaloniki Greece]. Biblionet. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Ο Aντιστράτηγος (ε.α.) Ιωάννης Μπαλτζώης ΣΥΝΤΟΜΟ ΒΙΟΓΡΑΦΙΚΟ" [Lieutenant General (ret.) Ioannis Baltzoi: Brief Biography]. International Hellenic Association. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ "Στεφανής Αλκιβιάδης - Υφυπουργός Εθνικής Άμυνας" [Stefanis Alcibiades - Deputy Minister of National Defense]. Blod. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Με σπάνια συναίνεση η εκλογή Στεφανόπουλου" [The election of Stefanopoulos with a rare consensus]. Ta Nea. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ Συνάντηση Σημίτη με Πάγκαλο, Αβραμόπουλο και Γ. Αγγελλοπούλου για το 2004 [Meeting of Simitis with Pagalos, Avramopoulos and G. Angellopoulos for 2004] (in Greek). in.gr. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ "Athens to Get Ready for 2004". The New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
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