2005 in Greece
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Events in the year 2005 in Greece.
Incumbents
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President of the Hellenic Republic | Konstantinos Stephanopoulos (until March 12)[1][2] |
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President of the Hellenic Republic | Karolos Papoulias (starting March 12)[3][4] |
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Prime Minister of Greece | Costas Karamanlis[5] |
| Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament | Anna Benaki-Psarouda[6] | |
| Adjutant to the President of the Hellenic Republic | Air Force Colonel Georgios Dritsakos (until August) | |
| Adjutant to the President of the Hellenic Republic | Navy Vice-Captain Sotiris Charalambopoulos (until August) | |
| Adjutant to the President of the Hellenic Republic | Navy Vice-Captain Stelios Kostalas (starting August) | |
| Adjutant to the President of the Hellenic Republic | Army Lieutenant Colonel Dimitrios Reskos (until August) |
Events
[edit]- 21 May – Helena Paparizou wins the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "My Number One",[7] Greece's first victory in the contest.[8]
- 14 August – Helios Airways Flight 522, a Boeing 737-300 en route from Larnaca to Athens crashed into a mountain near Grammatiko after suffering a loss of cabin pressure, killing all 121 passengers and crew on board.[9]
Sports
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Konstantinos Stephanopoulos - Presidency of the Hellenic Republic". Presidency of the Hellenic Republic. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ Turner, Barry (2007). The Statesman's yearbook: the politics, cultures and economies of the world : 2008. Springer. p. 549. ISBN 9781349740246.
- ^ "Karolos Papoulias - Presidency of the Hellenic Republic". Presidency of the Hellenic Republic. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ Turner, Barry (2007). The Statesman's yearbook: the politics, cultures and economies of the world : 2008. Springer. p. 549. ISBN 9781349740246.
- ^ "Kostas Karamanlis - prime minister of Greece". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Anna Benaki-Psarouda - speaker of the Hellenic Parliament". Hellenic Parliament. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Eurovision win for Greek singer". BBC News. 21 May 2005. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "Greece". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "Plane crash in Greece kills all 121 on board (Published 2005)". 2005-08-15. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
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