1985 in Greece

← 1984 1983 1982 1985 in Greece → 1986 1987 1988
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See also:	Other events of 1985 List of years in Greece

Events in the year 1985 in Greece.

Incumbents

Photo	Post	Name
	President of the Hellenic Republic	Konstantinos Karamanlis (until 10 March) [1] [2]
	President of the Hellenic Republic	Christos Sartzetakis (30 March) [3] [4]
	Prime Minister of Greece	Andreas Papandreou [5]
	Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament and acting President of the Hellenic Republic (10 March - 29 March)	Ioannis Alevras [6]
	Adjutant of the Hellenic Air Force	Spilios Spiliotopoulos (until 1985) [7]

Events

• March 10 - Karamanlis resigns from the Presidency after the surprising political gamble of Andreas Papandreou for not supporting Karamanlis for a second term, leading to a constitutional crisis.
• June 14 – TWA Flight 847 was hijacked by two Hezbollah terrorists after departing from Ellinikon International Airport in Athens. The Boeing 727-200 was carrying 145 passengers and crew to Rome, Italy. ^[8]
• November 17 - Assassination of Michalis Kaltezas during annual November 17 Polytechnic demonstrations.
• November 23 - EgyptAir Flight 648 was hijacked by the Palestinian terrorist organization Abu Nidal from Ellinikon International Airport in Athens. The subsequent raid on the aircraft by Egyptian troops killed 56 of the 86 passengers, two of the three hijackers, and two of the six crew, making the hijacking of Flight 648 one of the deadliest such incidents in history.

Births

• 31 January – Kalomira, Greek-American singer, in West Hempstead, New York, United States ^[9]
• 18 March – Charikleia Pantazi, rhythmic gymnast ^[10]

References

1. "Konstantinos Karamanlis - Presidency of the Hellenic Republic". Presidency of the Hellenic Republic. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
2. Graça, John Da (13 February 2017). Heads of State and Government. Springer. p. 393. ISBN   978-1-349-65771-1.
3. "Christos Sartzetakis - Presidency of the Hellenic Republic". Presidency of the Hellenic Republic. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
4. Christian, Shirley. "MAN IN THE NEWS; HERO, JUSTICE, PRESIDENT: CHRISTOS SARTZETAKIS". nytimes. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
5. "Andreas Papandreou - prime minister of Greece". Encyclopedia Britannica . Retrieved 25 December 2022.
6. "Ioannis Alevras - speaker of the Hellenic Parliament". Hellenic Parliament . Retrieved 2 January 2023.
7. "Career Profile". Spilios P. Spiliotopoulos. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
8. Rabinovich, Itamar; Shaked, Haim (1988). Middle East Contemporary Survey: Volume Ix, 1984-1985. The Moshe Dayan Center. p. 87. ISBN   9780813374451.
9. "Steve and Maria's "Island Idol"". Archived from the original on 2007-12-23. WBLI. Retrieved on March 23, 2008
10. "Charikleia PANTAZI - Olympic Gymnastics Rhythmic | Greece". International Olympic Committee. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.