Events in the year 2004 in Greece.

Incumbents Photo Post Name President of the Hellenic Republic Konstantinos Stephanopoulos Prime Minister of Greece Costas Simitis (until 10 March) Prime Minister of Greece Costas Karamanlis (starting 10 March) Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament Apostolos Kaklamanis (until 19 March) Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament Anna Benaki-Psarouda (starting 19 March) Adjutant to the President of the Hellenic Republic Air Force Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel Georgios Dritsakos Adjutant to the President of the Hellenic Republic Navy Vice-Captain Sotiris Charalambopoulos Adjutant to the President of the Hellenic Republic Army Lieutenant Colonel Dimitrios Reskos

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 April 20 – Adjutant to the President of the Hellenic Republic, Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Georgios Dritsakos becomes Colonel.

May

June

July July 4 – The Greek national football team won Euro 2004.

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. Accompanied by the Adjutant to the President of the Hellenic Republic Colonel Georgios Dritsakos of the Hellenic Air Force.

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.“Greece profile - Timeline” (December 15, 2016). BBC.

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