Difference between revisions of "2020"

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January 7: PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis visits the White House for talks with US President Donald Trump.
January 22: Katerina Sakellaropoulou is elected to serve as the first female President of Greece.
January 24: Fitch Ratings upgrades the credit ratings of Greece to BB (from BB-).

February 24: The Athens Stock Exchange index crashes with a drop of 8.36%.
February 26: Violent protests break out on the island of Lesbos over the proposed construction of new migrant camps.
February 26: First person in Greece diagnosed with the Coronavirus.
February 29: Turkey sends thousands of illegal migrants to the Greek border where they are met by riot police and army units.

March 5: It is announced that, so far, 31 Greeks have been infected by the Coronavirus. At Rethymno, the local university closes for three days, due to a suspected case, while Panteios suspends classes for two.
March 11: Schools and nurseries throughout Greece are closed for two weeks due to the Coronavirus.

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 *[[February 24]]: The [[Athens Stock Exchange]] index crashes with a drop of 8.36%.
 *[[February 26]]: Violent protests break out on the island of [[Lesbos]] over the proposed construction of new migrant camps.
+*[[February 26]]: First person in [[Greece]] diagnosed with the Coronavirus.
 *[[February 29]]: Turkey sends thousands of illegal migrants to the Greek border where they are met by riot police and army units.
 ===March===
 *[[March 5]]: It is announced that, so far, 31 Greeks have been infected by the Coronavirus. At [[Rethymno]], the local university closes for three days, due to a suspected case, while Panteios suspends classes for two.