2000 in Greece

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Events in the year 2000 in Greece.

Incumbents

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Kostis stephanopoulos.jpg President of the Hellenic Republic Konstantinos Stephanopoulos [1]
Kostas Simitis.jpg Prime Minister of Greece Costas Simitis [2]
Apostolos Kaklamanis in 2008.JPG Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament Apostolos Kaklamanis [3]
Adjutant of the Hellenic Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Konstantinos Prionas
Adjutant of the Hellenic Navy Demetrios Tsailas [4] [5]
Adjutant of the Hellenic Army Ioannis Baltzois (until 2000) [6]
Adjutant of the Hellenic Army Alkiviadis Stefanis (starting 2000) [7]

Events

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References

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  6. "Ο Aντιστράτηγος (ε.α.) Ιωάννης Μπαλτζώης ΣΥΝΤΟΜΟ ΒΙΟΓΡΑΦΙΚΟ" [Lieutenant General (ret.) Ioannis Baltzoi: Brief Biography]. International Hellenic Association. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  7. "Στεφανής Αλκιβιάδης - Υφυπουργός Εθνικής Άμυνας" [Stefanis Alcibiades - Deputy Minister of National Defense]. Blod. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  8. "Με σπάνια συναίνεση η εκλογή Στεφανόπουλου" [The election of Stefanopoulos with a rare consensus]. Ta Nea . Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  9. 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.
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