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Events in the year 1997 in Greece.
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Events in the year 1997 in Greece.
| Photo | Post | Name |
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 | President of the Hellenic Republic | Konstantinos Stephanopoulos [1] |
 | Prime Minister of Greece | Costas Simitis [2] |
 | Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament | Apostolos Kaklamanis [3] |
Konstantinos "Kostis" Stephanopoulos was a Greek conservative politician who served two consecutive terms as the president of Greece from 1995 to 2005.
The opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on August 13, 2004 starting at 20:45 EEST (UTC+3) at the Olympic Stadium in Marousi, Greece, a suburb of Athens. As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings combined the formal and ceremonial opening of this international sporting event, including welcoming speeches, hoisting of the flags and the parade of athletes, with an artistic spectacle to showcase the host nation's culture and history. 72,000 spectators attended the event, with approximately 15,000 athletes from 202 countries participating in the ceremony as well. It marked the first-ever international broadcast of high-definition television, undertaken by the U.S. broadcaster NBC and the Japanese broadcaster NHK. The Games were officially opened by President of the Hellenic Republic Konstantinos Stephanopoulos at 23:46 EEST (UTC+3).
Dimitris Avramopoulos is a Greek politician of the conservative New Democracy party, and former career diplomat. He has served in various high-level cabinet posts, including Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for National Defence, and was Mayor of Athens in 1995–2002. He served as EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship in the Juncker Commission between 2014 and 2019.
Prokopios Pavlopoulos, commonly shortened to Prokopis (Προκόπης), is a Greek lawyer, university professor and retired politician who served as the president of Greece from 2015 to 2020. A member of New Democracy, he previously was Minister of the Interior from 2004 to 2009. He was succeeded by Katerina Sakellaropoulou on 13 March 2020, who became the first woman to serve as President of Greece.
Zornitsa Marinova is a retired Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast. She represented Bulgaria in two editions of the Olympic Games, and also contributed to a fourth-place effort in the group all-around tournament at the 2007 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Patras, Greece. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Marinova claimed a bronze medal in the same program as a member of the Bulgarian gymnastics squad. During her sporting career, Marinova trained for Iliana Gymnastics Club in Levski under her head coach Adriana Dunavska and her assistant coach Mariela Pashalieva.
The following lists events that happened during 2014 in the Hellenic Republic.
Stavroula Samara is the captain of the a Greek group in rhythmic gymnast. She represents her nation at international competitions including Olympic Games, World Championships, European Championships and World Cups from 2009 - 2016.
Events in the year 2004 in Greece.
Ioanna Anagnostopoulou is a Greek rhythmic gymnast. She competed in the group rhythmic gymnastics competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the team was eliminated in the qualification round.
Zoi Kontogianni is a Greek rhythmic gymnast. She competed in the group rhythmic gymnastics competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the team was eliminated in the qualification round.
Events in the year 1985 in Greece.
Events in the year 1995 in Greece.
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Events in the year 1980 in Greece.
Events in the year 1999 in Greece.
Events in the year 2000 in Greece.
Events in the year 2001 in Greece.
Events in the year 2002 in Greece.
Events in the year 1984 in Greece.
The following lists events that happened during 1977 in Greece.
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