Difference between revisions of "1982"

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February 6: The Greek Ministry of Education abolishes the blue aprons that primary school pupils were forced to wear.
February 17: Civil wedding ceremonies are given equal status to religious ones in Greece.
February 27: PM Andreas Papandreou visits Cyprus.

March 31: Composer Vangelis Papathanasiou is awarded the Oscar for the score of "Chariots of Fire".

June 15: The Drachma is devalued by 15%.
June 29: At the play-off soccer game that takes place in Volos, Olympiakos defeats Panathinaikos with 2-1 and wins the championship. Both teams were ranked first with the same number of points. It was the second title Olympiakos won in this same stadium.

September 9: Anna Verouli wins gold at the European Games of Athens with a javelin throw of 70.02m.
September 12: The European Athletics championship concludes in Athens. The games were a huge success with four world records being set and a first ever gold medal for Greece: Anna Verouli in the javelin throw.
September 25: Sofia Sakorafa breaks the women's world record in the javelin with a throw of 74.20m.

November 2: The traffic ring is implemented for the first time in Athens in an effort to combat smog.

December 21: Nikos Nioplias makes his debut with OFI in a match against Apollon Athens

May 14: Despina Achladiotou, Greek folk heroine better known as "the Lady of Ro"

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 *[[February 6]]: The Greek Ministry of Education abolishes the blue aprons that primary school pupils were forced to wear.
 *[[February 17]]: Civil wedding ceremonies are given equal status to religious ones in Greece.
+*[[February 27]]: PM [[Andreas Papandreou]] visits [[Cyprus]].
 ===March===
 *[[March 31]]: Composer [[Vangelis Papathanasiou]] is awarded the Oscar for the score of "Chariots of Fire".