2004 in Greece
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Events in the year 2004 in Greece.
Incumbents
- President – Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
- Prime Minister of Greece – Costas Simitis (until 10 March), Kostas Karamanlis (starting 10 March)
Events
January
February
March
- March 7 – Greek legislative election, 2004, Kostas Karamanlis, nephew of Konstantinos Karamanlis has been elected Prime Minister of Greece defeating George Papandreou.
- March 25 – The Olympic Flame was ignited at Olympia, Greece and it took it across the continents and return to Athens, Greece.
April
May
July
August
- August 13 – Athens host the 2004 Summer Olympics, beginning with the opening ceremony, and making the first city to bring the Olympics back to their birthplace. ATHOC President Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki is the first woman to make a welcome home speech followed by the IOC President Jacques Rogge to make a speech and addressing to the athletes. And the Greek President Konstantinos Stephanopoulos is the first Head of state to open the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad of the modern era.
September
October
November
December
- December – European Commission issues formal warning after Greece found to have falsified budget deficit data in run-up to joining eurozone.[1]
References
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