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===April=== | ===April=== | ||
*[[April 27]]: Employment minister [[Savvas Tsitouridis]] resigned after weeks of government criticism that followed the discovery that a state pension fund had overpaid € 4.8 million (US$6.4 million) for state bonds. | *[[April 27]]: Employment minister [[Savvas Tsitouridis]] resigned after weeks of government criticism that followed the discovery that a state pension fund had overpaid € 4.8 million (US$6.4 million) for state bonds. | ||
| + | ===May=== | ||
| + | *[[May 5]]: [[AE Larisa FC|AE Larisa]] defeat [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] 2-1 to capture the Greek [[Football Cup]]. | ||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
Revision as of 21:29, May 5, 2007
Events
January
- January 12: The U.S. Embassy in Athens was hit by a rocket in an attack that anonymous callers claimed was staged by a left-wing group. Police said the attack was carried out by a domestic terror group. There were no casualties.
- January 16: Students and teachers take to the streets in Athens to protest the Government-sponsored Education Reform Bill 16.
- January 27:Sotiris Ninis (Panathinaikos), at the age of 16 years, 9 months and 24 days joins the list of soccer players under 17 to score in the Greek top soccer division (Panathinaikos - Panionios 2-0).
February
- February 3: Louis Tsatoumas breaks the Greek indoor record for the long jump with 8.17m.
- February 9: The body of Yiannis Vartholomeos, head of the Social Insurance Institute (IKA), was found in the stairwell of an apartment block in the central Zografou area.
- February 14: Vasilis Tsiartas retires from football
- February 17: Greek-Australian Michael Katsidis wins the World Boxing Organisation interim lightweight title by defeating Graham Earl.
- February 25: Olympic judo champion Ilias Iliadis wins gold medal at Super World Cup in Hamburg in 90-kilo division
- February 25: Greek-Australian film producer George Miller wins an Oscar for best animated feature with his penguin-dancing film Happy Feet.
March
- March 15: Russia, Bulgaria and Greece signed a tripartite inter-state agreement in Athens, opening the way for the construction of the Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline, connecting the western Black Sea with the Mediterranean.
- March 24: Greece are defeated 4-1 at Karaiskaki Stadium by Turkey in a Euro 2008 qualifier.
- March 25: Panathinaikos win the Greek Basketball Cup for the third year running by defeating AGO Rethymno 87-48
- March 29: A 25-year old fan is killed during riots in Athens, prior to a women's volleyball game between Panathinaikos and Olympiakos.
- March 31: Greek authorities suspend all team matches until April 13, following the death of a fan in a pre-arranged battle between rival club supporters.
April
- April 27: Employment minister Savvas Tsitouridis resigned after weeks of government criticism that followed the discovery that a state pension fund had overpaid € 4.8 million (US$6.4 million) for state bonds.
May
- May 5: AE Larisa defeat Panathinaikos 2-1 to capture the Greek Football Cup.
Deaths
January
- January 17: Pefkios Georgiadis, Minister of Education and Culture of Cyprus.
- January 30: Nikos Kourkoulos, actor
March
- March 24: Grigoris Farakos, one-time chairman of the Communist Party of Greece.