2021 in Greece

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Events in the year 2021 in Greece .

Incumbents

Photo	Post	Name
	President of the Hellenic Republic	Katerina Sakellaropoulou [1]
	Prime Minister of Greece	Kyriakos Mitsotakis [2]
	Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament	Konstantinos Tasoulas [3]
	Adjutant to the President of the Hellenic Republic	Air Force Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel Dimitrios Papadimitriou
	Adjutant to the President of the Hellenic Republic	Navy Lieutenant Commander Kalliopi Poroglou [4]
	Adjutant to the President of the Hellenic Republic	Army Lieutenant Colonel Kyriakos Tzivris (starting August)

Events

• Ongoing: COVID-19 pandemic in Greece
• 12 January: 2021 Evros floods from river overflows cause evacuations, property and road damage, service disruptions, and the death of a firefighter.
• 4 February - March: Anti-government protests against university police, police brutality and mishandling of COVID-19 pandemic and in solidarity with Dimitris Koufontinas' hunger strike. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]}
• 3 March: 2021 Larissa earthquake
• August: Wildfires engulf parts of Athens, the island of Euboea and parts of the Peloponnese. ^[14]
• 27 September: 2021 Crete earthquake
• 10 October: Storm Athena causes floods and landslides in northern Euboea and Thessaly, damaging homes and infrastructure. ^[15]
• 13 October: Storm Ballos causes severe floods, heavy rainfall, the first snow of the season in Western Macedonia, school closures, and two deaths before dissipating.
• 4 November: Refugees and migrants protest outside the Eleonas camp in Athens over their living conditions. ^[16]

Scheduled events

• The 2021 Population and Housing Census is planned to be conducted by the Hellenic Statistical Authority. ^[17]

Deaths

Vassilis Alexakis

• 11 January – Vassilis Alexakis, Greek-born French writer and translator (born 1943). ^[18]
• 12 January – Theodoros Mitras, politician, MP (born 1948). ^[19]
• 14 January – Leonidas Pelekanakis, sailor (born 1962). ^[20]
• 24 January – Sifis Valirakis, politician and anti-junta activist, Minister of Public Order (born 1943). ^[21]
• ?? February – Maria Kastrisianaki, broadcaster (born 1948). ^[22]
• 11 February – Antonis Kalogiannis, singer (born 1940). ^[23]
• 9 April – Giorgos Karaivaz, Star Channel journalist, shot dead in Alimos, South Athens ^[24]
• 8 July – Giorgos Dalakouras, politician and shipping line owner, former Civil Administrator of Mount Athos (born 1938). ^[25]
• 2 September - Mikis Theodorakis, musician and composer (born 1925). ^[26]

References

1. "Katerina Sakellaropoulou - Presidency of the Hellenic Republic". Presidency of the Hellenic Republic. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
2. "Kyriakos Mitsotakis - prime minister of Greece". Encyclopedia Britannica . Retrieved 2 January 2023.
3. "Konstantinos Tasoulas - Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament". Hellenic Parliament . Retrieved July 11, 2023.
4. Καλλιόπη Πορόγλου, η υπασπίστρια [Kalliopi Poroglou, the assistant] (in Greek). in.gr. 21 March 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
5. "Greek students, teachers protest planned education reform". Associated Press. 4 February 2021. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
6. Smith, Helena (11 February 2021). "Greek students at the barricades in dispute over education bill". The Guardian . Athens. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
7. "Dozens arrested in clashes over campus security law". Thessaloniki: Associated Press. 22 February 2021. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
8. "Thousands of students rally in Greece against new police law". Associated Press. 23 February 2021. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
9. Nellas, Demetris (7 March 2021). "Greek police, protesters clash in Athens suburb". Athens: Associated Press. Archived from the original on 17 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
10. tvxs.gr (2021-03-10). "Τα ντοκουμέντα της αστυνομικής μανίας στη Νέα Σμύρνη: «Πάμε να τους σκοτώσουμε! Θα τους γα@@@ουμε!» [Όλα τα Βίντεο]". TVXS - TV Χωρίς Σύνορα (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-07-24.
11. Καμήλαλης, Θάνος (2021-03-12). "Σοβαρά ερωτήματα από βίντεο αστυνομικού να πετάει μολότοφ". The Press Project - Ειδήσεις, Αναλύσεις, Ραδιόφωνο, Τηλεόραση (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-07-24.
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13. "Greek protesters attack police with firebombs at rally". Associated Press. 11 March 2021. Archived from the original on 15 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
14. "No end to Greek inferno as wildfires rage into the night". Reuters. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
15. ""Athena" weather front causes floods, and landslides devastating Euboea and other regions in Greece (videos-photos)". ProtoThema English. 2021-10-10. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
16. Human Rights Watch (2021-12-14), "Greece: Events of 2021", Share this via Facebook, retrieved 2025-09-28
17. "Διαγωνισμός για το λογότυπο της «Απογραφής Πληθυσμού – Κατοικιών 2021»". statistics.gr. Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή (Greek statistical authority). Retrieved 3 January 2021.
18. "Littérature : disparition de Vassilis Alexakis, le plus français des écrivains grecs". courrierdesbalkans.fr (in French). 11 January 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
19. "Εφυγε από τη ζωή ο πρώην βουλευτής της Νέας Δημοκρατίας Θεόδωρος Μήτρας". ethnos.gr (in Greek). January 1980. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
20. "Leonidas Pelekanakis". olympedia.org. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
21. "Σήφης Βαλυράκης: Νεκρός εντοπίστηκε ο πρώην υπουργός". cnn.gr (in Greek). 24 January 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
22. "Maria Kastrisianaki obituary". theguardian.com. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
23. "Πέθανε ο τραγουδιστής Αντώνης Καλογιάννης". lifo.gr (in Greek). 11 February 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
24. "Greek journalist shot dead outside his Athens home". Al Jazeera English. April 9, 2021. Two individuals on a motorbike shot veteran crime reporter Giorgos Karaivaz multiple times in southern Athens district of Alimos, police say.
25. "Πέθανε ο εφοπλιστής και πρώην βουλευτής της ΝΔ Γιώργος Δαλακούρας". cnn.gr (in Greek). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
26. "Πέθανε ο Μίκης Θεοδωράκης". naftemporiki.gr (in Greek). 28 August 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2021.