Difference between revisions of "1996"

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January 16: Andreas Papandreou resigns as Prime Minister of Greece.
January 22: Costas Simitis become Prime Minister after Andreas Papandreou's resignation due to ill health.
January 23: Greece submits her candidacy as host country of the 2004 Olympics.

June 5: Giorgos Donis becomes the most expensive Greek football player after signing with Blackburn for 1.1 billion drachmas. He also becomes the first Greek to play in the Premiership
June 5: EPAE and PSAP agree on applying the new regulation concerning free trading of players from the European Union
June 16: The Greek Athletics Championships celebrated 100 years at OAKA Stadium. Five new records were set: Niki Bakogianni (1.97m in high jump), Olga Vasdeki (14.48m in triple jump), Alexandros Papadimitriou (77.84m in hammer), Stelios Bisbas (13.61 in 110m hurdles) and Katerina Koffa (22.66 in 200m)

August 11: Tasos Isaak is clubbed to death by Turks in Derynia, Cyprus.
August 14: Solomos Solomou is shot dead by a Turkish Cypriot politician in Derynia, Cyprus.

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 *[[June 5]]: [[Giorgos Donis]] becomes the most expensive Greek football player after signing with Blackburn for 1.1 billion drachmas. He also becomes the first Greek to play in the Premiership
 *[[June 5]]: [[EPAE]] and [[PSAP]] agree on applying the new regulation concerning free trading of players from the European Union
+*[[June 16]]:  The Greek Athletics Championships celebrated 100 years at [[OAKA Stadium]]. Five new records were set: [[Niki Bakogianni]] (1.97m in high jump), [[Olga Vasdeki]] (14.48m in triple jump), [[Alexandros Papadimitriou]] (77.84m in hammer), [[Stelios Bisbas]] (13.61 in 110m hurdles) and [[Katerina Koffa]] (22.66 in 200m)
 ===August===
 *[[August 11]]: [[Tasos Isaak]] is clubbed to death by Turks in [[Derynia]], [[Cyprus]].