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    1997 in Greece

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    Events in the year 1997 in Greece.

    Incumbents

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    Photo Post Name
    President of the Hellenic Republic Konstantinos Stephanopoulos[1]
    Prime Minister of Greece Costas Simitis[2]
    Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament Apostolos Kaklamanis[3]
    Adjutant to the President of the Hellenic Republic Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Ioannis Patsantaras
    Adjutant to the President of the Hellenic Republic Navy Vice-Captain Georgios Karamalikis[4]
    Adjutant to the President of the Hellenic Republic Army Lieutenant Colonel Ioannis Baltzois[5]

    Events

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    • September 5 – The International Olympic Committee awards the 2004 Summer Olympics to the birthplace Athens (Greece). Athens beating Rome in the fifth and final round of votes 66 to 41.[6]
    • An ancient Greek statuette of Terpsichore is discovered during illegal excavations in Dodona, which is then later smuggled out of the country.[7]

    Births

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    • June 12 – Ioanna Anagnostopoulou, rhythmic gymnast[8]
    • September 19 – Zoi Kontogianni, rhythmic gymnast[9]

    References

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    1. ^ "Konstantinos Stephanopoulos - Presidency of the Hellenic Republic". Presidency of the Hellenic Republic. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
    2. ^ "Konstantinos Simitis - prime minister of Greece". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
    3. ^ "Apostolos Kaklamanis - speaker of the Hellenic Parliament". Hellenic Parliament. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
    4. ^ "Ναύαρχος Γεώργιος Καραμαλίκης ΠΝ Διατελέσαντες Αρχηγοί ΓΕΝ" [Admiral Georgios Karamalikis PN Acting Chiefs of General Staff]. Hellenic Navy. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
    5. ^ "Ο Aντιστράτηγος (ε.α.) Ιωάννης Μπαλτζώης ΣΥΝΤΟΜΟ ΒΙΟΓΡΑΦΙΚΟ" [Lieutenant General (ret.) Ioannis Baltzoi: Brief Biography]. International Hellenic Association. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
    6. ^ "IOC awards Athens 2004 Summer Olympics". Washington Post. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
    7. ^ "2024 Repatriations to the Hellenic Republic". carlos.emory.edu. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
    8. ^ "Olympedia – Ioanna Anagnostopoulou". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
    9. ^ "Olympedia – Zoi Kontogianni". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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