2020 in Greece

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Events in the year 2020 in Greece.

Incumbents

• President:
  • Prokopis Pavlopoulos (13 March 2015 – 13 March 2020)
  • Katerina Sakellaropoulou (since 13 March 2020)
• Prime Minister: Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Events

• COVID-19 pandemic in Greece

• January 3
  • Greece makes official protest along with other countries against Turkey's plans to deploy troops to Libya. [1]
• January 5
  • Greece and Israel sign an agreement to build the longest underwater gas pipeline in the world. [2]

• April 26
  • Two separate fires at a refugee camp on Samos left around 100 migrants without shelter, with some moved to Vathy.[3]

Births

Deaths

January

• 3 January – Antonis Balomenakis, lawyer and politician, MP (b. 1954)[4]
• 21 January – Katerina Anghelaki-Rooke, poet and academic. (b. 1939)[5]
• 29 January – Yannis Tseklenis, fashion designer (b. 1937)[6]

February

• 12 February – Nikitas Venizelos, businessman (b. 1930).[7]
• 14 February – Christophoros, Greek Orthodox prelate (b. 1931)[8]

March

• 2 March – Yannis Katsafados, lawyer politician (b. 1935).[9]
• 13 March – Filippos Petsalnikos, politician (b. 1950.)[10]
• 30 March – Manolis Glezos, resistance activist and politician (b. 1922)[11]

April

• 11 April – Periklis Korovesis, journalist and politician (b. 1941).[12]

May

• 1 May – Georgios Zaimis, olympic sailor, gold medalist (b. 1937).[13]

See also

• 2019 European Parliament election
• History of Greece

References

1. Greece, Israel and Cyprus call Turkey's planned Libya deployment 'dangerous escalation', Jan 3, 2020, Reuters.
2. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/gas-pipeline-israel-europe-eu-italy-fossil-fuel-eastmed-underwater-a9271466.html Greece and Israel agree deal to build world’s longest underwater gas pipeline despite pledge to cut fossil fuels. ‘If we’re going to meet Paris targets ... gas has to remain relatively flat in demand, then post-2030 has to decline rapidly,’ says expert, by Jane Dalton, UK Independent.
3. The Associated Press (27 April 2020). "Fires at Samos migrant camp force partial evacuation". Kathimerini.
4. "Πέθανε ο πρώην βουλευτής του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ Αντώνης Μπαλωμενάκης" [Former Syriza MP Antonis Balomenakis dies] (in Greek). 3 January 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
5. "Prominent poet Katerina Anghelaki-Rooke dies". 21 January 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
6. "Acclaimed Greek Fashion Designer Yannis Tseklenis Dies at 82". 30 January 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
7. "Πέθανε ο πρώην βουλευτής Νικήτας Βενιζέλος, εγγονός του εθνάρχη" [Former MP Nikitas Venizelos, grandson of nationalist, dies]. in.gr (in Greek). 13 February 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
8. "Καναδά Σωτήριος: "Ο Επίσκοπος Χριστοφόρος ήταν «Άνθρωπος του Θεού»"" [Canada Sotirios: " Bishop Christopher Was 'Man of God' "] (in Greek). 15 February 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
9. "Πέθανε ο πρώην βουλευτής της ΝΔ Γιάννης Κατσαφάδος" [Former ND MP Giannis Katsafados has died] (in Greek). Cnn Greece. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
10. Kampouris, Nick (13 March 2020). "Former Speaker of the House Filippos Petsalnikos Dies at 70". GreekReporter.com. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
11. Kokkinidis, Tasos (30 March 2020). "Greek Resistance Hero Manolis Glezos Dies at 98". GreekReporter.com. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
12. ""Αντίο" στον δικό μας Περικλή" ["Goodbye" to our Pericles] (in Greek). 11 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
13. https://www.metrosport.gr/ftochoteros-o-ellinikos-athlitismos-efyge-apo-tin-zoi-o-giorgos-zaimis-248736