1988

Events

February

• February 1: Greek PM Andreas Papandreou and Turkish PM Turgut Ozal, sign the Davos Accord.
• February 21: George Vasiliou is elected President of Cyprus.

May

• May 8: Panathinaikos goalkeeper Nikos Sarganis helps his team win the Greek Cup in a penalty shootout, by saving two Olympiakos shots while scoring one himself.

June

• June 28: US Military Attache, Wiliam Nordeen, is assassinated by a booby-trapped car in Kifissia. The Revolutionary Organisation 17 November claim responsibility.

July

• July 11: Terrorists attack the Greek cruise ship "City of Poros (ship)" killing 9 people and injuring 71 others.
• July 13: Newly-acquired Olympiakos player Lajos Detari is given a hero's welcome in Piraeus.

August

• August 15: Without firing a shot, November 17th members tie up a number of police officers at Vyronas, Athens and leave with cache of weapons and ammunition.

October

• October 20 - George Koskotas, banker, publisher and team owner (Olympiakos) is indicted on fraud and embezzlement charges

November

• November 1: Charges are brought against George Koskotas for illegal transactions with Merrill Lynch.
• November 23: George Koskotas is arrested in Massachusetts where he had fled following his indictment in October.

Deaths

April

• April 10: Ezekias Papaioannou, Cypriot politician chairman of AKEL.

July

• July 22: Tonis Maroudas, Elafro singer.

October

• October 2: Alec Issigonis, the engineer who designed the legendary Mini in the 50s

November

• November 4: Kleanthis Vikelidis, footballer
• November 15: Hieronymus, Archbishop of Athens and all Greece.
• November 19: Christina Onassis, daughter of Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis

December

• December 3: Panos Gavalas, singer