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.

April 7: Olympiakos defeat Ferencvaros 9-7 and becomes the first Greek water polo team to qualify for the Champions' Cup final four

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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 *[[March 16]]: [[George Koskotas]] is released from prison after serving 12 years of his sentence.
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