Events in the year 1997 in Greece.
Incumbents Photo Post Name President of the Hellenic Republic Konstantinos Stephanopoulos Prime Minister of Greece Costas Simitis Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament Apostolos Kaklamanis 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 Adjutant to the President of the Hellenic Republic Army Lieutenant Colonel Ioannis Baltzois
Events
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. An ancient Greek statuette of Terpsichore is discovered during illegal excavations in Dodona, which is then later smuggled out of the country.
Births
June 12 – Ioanna Anagnostopoulou, rhythmic gymnast September 19 – Zoi Kontogianni, rhythmic gymnast
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