1997 in Greece
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Incumbents
| Photo | Post | Name |
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President of the Hellenic Republic | Konstantinos Stephanopoulos[1] |
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Prime Minister of Greece | Costas Simitis[2] |
| Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament | Apostolos Kaklamanis[3] |
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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[4] | |
| Adjutant to the President of the Hellenic Republic | Army Lieutenant Colonel Ioannis Baltzois[5] |
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.[6]
- An ancient Greek statuette of Terpsichore is discovered during illegal excavations in Dodona, which is then later smuggled out of the country.[7]
Births
- June 12 – Ioanna Anagnostopoulou, rhythmic gymnast[8]
- September 19 – Zoi Kontogianni, rhythmic gymnast[9]
