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*[[March 1]]: Two Greek soldiers, who had strayed across the Greco-Turkish border near [[Kastanies]], are held by Turkish authorities for trial. | *[[March 1]]: Two Greek soldiers, who had strayed across the Greco-Turkish border near [[Kastanies]], are held by Turkish authorities for trial. | ||
− | *[[March 11]]: The Greek [[football (soccer)|football]] league match between [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] and [[AEK FC|AEK]] is abandoned in the 89th minute of play after [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] owner, [[Ivan Savvidis]], invades the pitch, wearing a holstered gun, and | + | *[[March 11]]: The Greek [[football (soccer)|football]] league match between [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] and [[AEK FC|AEK]] is abandoned in the 89th minute of play after [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] owner, [[Ivan Savvidis]], invades the pitch, wearing a holstered gun, and is said to have threatend referee [[Giorgos Kominis]]. |
+ | *[[March 28]]: [[Georgios Koumas]] elected as the new president of the [[Cyprus Football Association]]. | ||
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===April=== | ===April=== | ||
*[[April 9]]: Greek forces fire at a Turkish helicopter that was hovering low over the Greek island of [[Rho]]. | *[[April 9]]: Greek forces fire at a Turkish helicopter that was hovering low over the Greek island of [[Rho]]. |
Revision as of 11:43, April 14, 2018
Events
January
- January 17: Notorious crime boss, Vasilis Stefanakos, is gunned down, in front of his house, in Haidari.
- January 28: The first round of the Cypriot presidential elections is held. Incumbent Nikos Anastasiades takes first place with 35.5% of the vote while Stavros Malas finishes second with 30.24%.
February
- February 4: A huge demonstration takes place in Athens as tens of thousands protest against the Tsipras government compromise deal with FYROM over the use of "Macedonia".
- February 4: Nikos Anastasiades wins re-election as Cyprus president after defeating Stavros Malas (56% - 44%) in a runoff.
- February 17: AEK defeat Olympiakos 88-83 to lift the Greek Basketball Cup.
- February 21: Moody’s ratings agency upgrades Greece’s credit rating by two notches to B3.
March
- March 1: Two Greek soldiers, who had strayed across the Greco-Turkish border near Kastanies, are held by Turkish authorities for trial.
- March 11: The Greek football league match between PAOK and AEK is abandoned in the 89th minute of play after PAOK owner, Ivan Savvidis, invades the pitch, wearing a holstered gun, and is said to have threatend referee Giorgos Kominis.
- March 28: Georgios Koumas elected as the new president of the Cyprus Football Association.
April
- April 9: Greek forces fire at a Turkish helicopter that was hovering low over the Greek island of Rho.
- April 12: A Greek Mirage 2000-5 fighter jet goes down, off the coast of Skyros, killing its pilot. The jet had been on a mission to intercept Turkish jets.
Deaths
January
- January 2: Eugene Gerards, coach of OFI FC for 15 years.
- January 11: Takis Loukanidis, footballer.
- January 13: Aristides Roubanis, basketball player
March
- March 5: Kostakis Koutsokoumnis, president of the Cyprus Football Association.