Difference between revisions of "2018"

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January 17: Notorious crime boss, Vasilis Stefanakos, is gunned down, in front of his house, in Haidari.
January 28: The first round of the Cypriot presidential elections is held. Incumbent Nikos Anastasiades takes first place with 35.5% of the vote while Stavros Malas finishes second with 30.24%.

February 4: A huge demonstration takes place in Athens as tens of thousands protest against the Tsipras government compromise deal with FYROM over the use of "Macedonia".
February 4: Nikos Anastasiades wins re-election as Cyprus president after defeating Stavros Malas (56% - 44%) in a runoff.
February 17: AEK defeat Olympiakos 88-83 to lift the Greek Basketball Cup.
February 21: Moody’s ratings agency upgrades Greece’s credit rating by two notches to B3.

March 1: Two Greek soldiers, who had strayed across the Greco-Turkish border near Kastanies, are held by Turkish authorities for trial.
March 11: The Greek football league match between PAOK and AEK is abandoned in the 89th minute of play after PAOK owner, Ivan Savvidis, invades the pitch, wearing a holstered gun, and threatens referee Giorgos Kominis.

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 ===March===
 *[[March 1]]: Two Greek soldiers, who had strayed across the Greco-Turkish border near [[Kastanies]], are held by Turkish authorities for trial.
+*[[March 11]]: The Greek [[football (soccer)|football]] league match between [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] and [[AEK FC|AEK]] is abandoned in the 89th minute of play after [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] owner, [[Ivan Savvidis]], invades the pitch, wearing a holstered gun, and threatens referee [[Giorgos Kominis]].
 ==Deaths==