Difference between revisions of "2001"

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January 24: Greek President Kostis Stephanopoulos visits the Vatican and meets Pope John Paul II.

March 16: George Koskotas is released from prison after serving 12 years of his sentence.
March 27: The newly-built Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport begins operations.

May 12: PAOK win their first title in 16 years after defeating Olympiakos 4-2 in the Greek Cup final at Nea Philadelphia Stadium.

August 19: Greece win the World Juniors Water Polo Championship by beating Croatia 8-7 in Istanbul
August 28: Greek and Turkish football authorities agree to make a joint bid to host Euro 2008. Nevertheless, UEFA's executive committee will vote in favour of the Austrian-Swiss joint bid on December 12, 2002.
August 28: Archbishop Christodoulos announces that 3 million Greek citizens have voted to allow religious affiliation on national identity cards following a informal poll conducted by the Church of Greece.

May 1: Manolis Hadjiapostolou, known as "tiger", the man who jumped on the vehicle used to assassinate MP Gregoris Lambrakis and assisted in the assassins' arrest.
May 9: Nikos Sampson, Junta-appointed "President" of Cyprus

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 ===May===
 *[[May 12]]:  [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] win their first title in 16 years after defeating [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] 4-2 in the [[Greek Football Cup|Greek Cup]] final at [[Nea Philadelphia Stadium]].
+===June===
+*[[June 1]]: Greece's first away win over Russia (3-1) in volleyball history
 ===August===
 *[[August 19]]:  Greece win the World Juniors Water Polo Championship by beating Croatia 8-7 in Istanbul