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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
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| + | *[[February 19]]: The government of FYROM asks the Greek government for permission to open a consulate in Athens. | ||
===April=== | ===April=== | ||
*[[April 1]]: A defendant is shot and wounded and his lawyer is killed, during a trial for negligent homicide. The culprit - who kills himself afterwards - is the father of the man whom the defendant killed in a traffic accident. | *[[April 1]]: A defendant is shot and wounded and his lawyer is killed, during a trial for negligent homicide. The culprit - who kills himself afterwards - is the father of the man whom the defendant killed in a traffic accident. | ||
*[[April 3]]: [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] stun Ajax 1-0 in Amsterdam in the first leg of the Champions' League semi-finals. | *[[April 3]]: [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] stun Ajax 1-0 in Amsterdam in the first leg of the Champions' League semi-finals. | ||
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===May=== | ===May=== | ||
*[[May 3]]: [[Greek-American]] [[Steven John Lalas]] is arrested by US authorities on charges of spying on behalf of [[Greece]]. | *[[May 3]]: [[Greek-American]] [[Steven John Lalas]] is arrested by US authorities on charges of spying on behalf of [[Greece]]. | ||
Revision as of 11:03, August 3, 2007
Events
February
- February 19: The government of FYROM asks the Greek government for permission to open a consulate in Athens.
April
- April 1: A defendant is shot and wounded and his lawyer is killed, during a trial for negligent homicide. The culprit - who kills himself afterwards - is the father of the man whom the defendant killed in a traffic accident.
- April 3: Panathinaikos stun Ajax 1-0 in Amsterdam in the first leg of the Champions' League semi-finals.
May
- May 3: Greek-American Steven John Lalas is arrested by US authorities on charges of spying on behalf of Greece.
- May 11: Olympiakos win the first professional Basketball Championship (organized by ESAK) when Panathinaikos refuse to play the last playoff game at Peace and Friendship Stadium.
- May 15: Aris Salonica sign Ricci Thews for only one game, the Greek Cup final against Panathinaikos (with Nikos Galis in their roster). Panathinaikos will win by 96-89 in Athens.
- May 25: First european football final held at Athens' OAKA Stadium. Hamburg win the European Champions Cup as they defeat Juventus 1-0 (Magath). Top scorer Paolo Rossi (6 goals) fails to score despite the fact he is assisted by players of great caliber (Platini, Boniek, Bettega, Scirea)
June
- June 30: Russian President Boris Yeltsin visits Greece.
July
August
- August 25: Vandals destroy the Greek cemetery of Neochori in Istanbul.
September
- September 9: The government of Constantine Mitsotakis collapses after the defection of four MPs.
October
- October 10: PASOK win the general elections in Greece with 46.88% of the vote.
- October 19: Cypriots demonstrate against Queen Elizabeth's visit to Cyprus.
- October 22: PASOK MP, Apostolos Kaklamanis, is elected President of the Hellenic Parliament.
November
- November 3: Constantine Mitsotakis resigns from the leadership of the New Democracy political party. Miltiades Evert becomes the new leader.
Deaths
October
- October 6: Katerina Gogou, actress.