Difference between revisions of "2011"

Revision as of 07:02, April 26, 2011

January 5: The Greek leftist urban guerrilla group Conspiracy Nuclei of Fire claims responsibility for a powerful explosion which damaged a court house in Athens on December 30, 2010.
January 11: German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, pays a state visit to Cyprus.
January 18: Hector Raul Cuper resigns as coach of Aris FC.
January 22: Olympiakos Volos shock AEK 4-0 in Athens.

February 19: A disallowed goal by Panathinaikos in their derby match v. Olympiakos, sets off violent clashes on and off the pitch.
February 23: A general strike by the major unions of Greece paralyse the country as private and public sector workers protest the government's austerity measures.
February 24: The United States announces it has added the Greek extremist group Sect of Revolutionaries to its black list of terrorist organizations, which bans US citizens from any contact with the group.

March 1: A gun battle at Agios Ioannis Rentis leaves two policemen dead and another two wounded. The stolen vehicle and the weapons used by the unknown culprits were later found by the police.
March 9: The Greek government gives in to the demands of illegal immigrants who had staged a hunger strike, demanding legal status.
March 9: Panachaiki president, Alexis Kougias, produces tapes which he claims are evidence of attempted bribery of referees in domestic and European matches of Greeks clubs.
March 12: Four MEPs, a bishop and others are arrested as they enter the sealed-off city of Famagusta in Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus.
March 13: Cyprus President, Dimitris Christofias, pays an official visit to Israel, marking the first such visit by a Cypriot president to Israel in eleven years.
March 15: The Athens Stock Market index falls 4.33% closing at 1,590.44.
March 16: AEK and Atromitos Athens qualify for the final of the Greek Football Cup, the latter for the first time in their history.
March 19: Chrysopigi Devetzi is given a two-year ban from athletics by the ΙΑΑF, due to her failure, on May 23, 2009, to submit to a drug test.
March 20: Olympiakos clinch the league title by thrashing AEK 6-0.
March 31: Panathinaikos BC defeat Barcelona 78-67 and qualify for the Euroleague final four.

April 4: Two Cypriot brothers and an Indian national are convicted of stealing the corpse of Tassos Papadopoulos from Deftera Cemetery on December 11, 2009.
April 18: SKODA Xanthi international footballer, Olubayo Adefemi, is killed in a traffic accident on the Egnatia motorway.
April 20: Despite a 76-68 victory over Panionios, AEK BC are relegated to the A2 Division for the first time in their illustrious history.
April 22: The House of Representatives of Cyprus dissolves ahead of the May 22 parliamentary elections.
April 25: Greece withdraws from World Children's Games in Ankara due to the presence of a team from the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus".

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 *[[April 20]]: Despite a 76-68 victory over [[Panionios BC|Panionios]], [[AEK BC]] are relegated to the [[A2 Division]] for the first time in their illustrious history.
 *[[April 22]]: The [[House of Representatives (Cyprus)|House of Representatives]] of [[Cyprus]] dissolves ahead of the [[May 22]] parliamentary elections.
+*[[April 25]]: Greece withdraws from World Children's Games in Ankara due to the presence of a team from the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus".
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