1997 in Greece

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See also:	Other events of 1997 List of years in Greece

Events in the year 1997 in Greece.

Incumbents

Photo	Post	Name
	President of the Hellenic Republic	Konstantinos Stephanopoulos [1]
	Prime Minister of Greece	Costas Simitis [2]
	Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament	Apostolos Kaklamanis [3]
	Adjutant to the President of the Hellenic Republic	Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Ioannis Patsantaras
	Adjutant to the President of the Hellenic Republic	Navy Vice-Captain Georgios Karamalikis [4]
	Adjutant to the President of the Hellenic Republic	Army Lieutenant Colonel Ioannis Baltzois [5]

Events

• September 5 – The International Olympic Committee awards the 2004 Summer Olympics to the birthplace Athens (Greece). Athens beating Rome in the fifth and final round of votes 66 to 41. ^[6]

Births

• June 12 – Ioanna Anagnostopoulou, rhythmic gymnast ^[7]
• September 19 – Zoi Kontogianni, rhythmic gymnast ^[8]

References

1. "Konstantinos Stephanopoulos - Presidency of the Hellenic Republic". Presidency of the Hellenic Republic. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
2. "Konstantinos Simitis - prime minister of Greece". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
3. "Apostolos Kaklamanis - speaker of the Hellenic Parliament". Hellenic Parliament . Retrieved 2 January 2023.
4. "Ναύαρχος Γεώργιος Καραμαλίκης ΠΝ Διατελέσαντες Αρχηγοί ΓΕΝ" [Admiral Georgios Karamalikis PN Acting Chiefs of General Staff]. Hellenic Navy . Retrieved September 17, 2023.
5. "Ο Aντιστράτηγος (ε.α.) Ιωάννης Μπαλτζώης ΣΥΝΤΟΜΟ ΒΙΟΓΡΑΦΙΚΟ" [Lieutenant General (ret.) Ioannis Baltzoi: Brief Biography]. International Hellenic Association. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
6. "IOC awards Athens 2004 Summer Olympics". Washington Post. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
7. "Olympedia – Ioanna Anagnostopoulou". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
8. "Olympedia – Zoi Kontogianni". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 24 January 2021.