2021 in Greece
Greece-related events during 2021
| |||||
| Decades: |
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See also: | Other events of 2021 List of years in Greece | ||||
Events in the year 2021 in Greece.
Incumbents
| Photo | Post | Name |
|---|---|---|
 | President of the Hellenic Republic | Katerina Sakellaropoulou[1] |
|
| Prime Minister of Greece | Kyriakos Mitsotakis[2] |
 | Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament | Konstantinos Tasoulas[3] |
| Adjutant of the Hellenic Air Force | Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel Dimitrios Papadimitriou | |
| Adjutant of the Hellenic Navy | Kalliopi Poroglou[4] | |
| Adjutant of the Hellenic Army | Lieutenant Colonel Kyriakos Tzivris (starting August) |
Events
- Ongoing: COVID-19 pandemic in Greece
- 4 February - March: Anti-government protests against university police, police brutality and mishandling of COVID-19 pandemic and in solidarity with Dimitris Koufontinas' hunger strike.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
- 3 March: 2021 Larissa earthquake
- August: Wildfires engulf parts of Athens, the island of Euboea and parts of the Peloponnese.[14]
- 27 September: 2021 Crete earthquake
Scheduled events
- The 2021 Population and Housing Census is planned to be conducted by the Hellenic Statistical Authority.[15]
Deaths
- 11 January – Vassilis Alexakis, Greek-born French writer and translator (born 1943).[16]
- 12 January – Theodoros Mitras, politician, MP (born 1948).[17]
- 14 January – Leonidas Pelekanakis, sailor (born 1962).[18]
- 24 January – Sifis Valirakis, politician and anti-junta activist, Minister of Public Order (born 1943).[19]
- ?? February – Maria Kastrisianaki, broadcaster (born 1948).[20]
- 11 February – Antonis Kalogiannis, singer (born 1940).[21]
- 9 April – Giorgos Karaivaz, Star Channel journalist, shot dead in Alimos, South Athens[22]
- 8 July – Giorgos Dalakouras, politician and shipping line owner, former Civil Administrator of Mount Athos (born 1938).[23]
- 2 September - Mikis Theodorakis, musician and composer (born 1925).[24]
References
- ^ "Katerina Sakellaropoulou - Presidency of the Hellenic Republic". Presidency of the Hellenic Republic. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ "Kyriakos Mitsotakis - prime minister of Greece". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Konstantinos Tasoulas - Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament". Hellenic Parliament. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ Καλλιόπη Πορόγλου, η υπασπίστρια [Kalliopi Poroglou, the assistant] (in Greek). in.gr. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
- ^ "Greek students, teachers protest planned education reform". Associated Press. 4 February 2021. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ Smith, Helena (11 February 2021). "Greek students at the barricades in dispute over education bill". The Guardian. Athens. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Dozens arrested in clashes over campus security law". Thessaloniki: Associated Press. 22 February 2021. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Thousands of students rally in Greece against new police law". Associated Press. 23 February 2021. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ Nellas, Demetris (7 March 2021). "Greek police, protesters clash in Athens suburb". Athens: Associated Press. Archived from the original on 17 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ tvxs.gr (2021-03-10). "Τα ντοκουμέντα της αστυνομικής μανίας στη Νέα Σμύρνη: «Πάμε να τους σκοτώσουμε! Θα τους γα@@@ουμε!» [Όλα τα Βίντεο]". TVXS - TV Χωρίς Σύνορα (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-07-24.
- ^ Καμήλαλης, Θάνος (2021-03-12). "Σοβαρά ερωτήματα από βίντεο αστυνομικού να πετάει μολότοφ". The Press Project - Ειδήσεις, Αναλύσεις, Ραδιόφωνο, Τηλεόραση (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-07-24.
- ^ "Νέα Σμύρνη: Όλα τα βίντεο με τα περιστατικά αστυνομικής βίας". www.news247.gr (in Greek). 10 March 2021. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
- ^ "Greek protesters attack police with firebombs at rally". Associated Press. 11 March 2021. Archived from the original on 15 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "No end to Greek inferno as wildfires rage into the night". Reuters. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Διαγωνισμός για το λογότυπο της «Απογραφής Πληθυσμού – Κατοικιών 2021»". statistics.gr. Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή (Greek statistical authority). Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Littérature : disparition de Vassilis Alexakis, le plus français des écrivains grecs". courrierdesbalkans.fr (in French). 11 January 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Εφυγε από τη ζωή ο πρώην βουλευτής της Νέας Δημοκρατίας Θεόδωρος Μήτρας". ethnos.gr (in Greek). January 1980. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Leonidas Pelekanakis". olympedia.org. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Σήφης Βαλυράκης: Νεκρός εντοπίστηκε ο πρώην υπουργός". cnn.gr (in Greek). 24 January 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Maria Kastrisianaki obituary". theguardian.com. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Πέθανε ο τραγουδιστής Αντώνης Καλογιάννης". lifo.gr (in Greek). 11 February 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Greek journalist shot dead outside his Athens home". Al Jazeera English. April 9, 2021.
Two individuals on a motorbike shot veteran crime reporter Giorgos Karaivaz multiple times in southern Athens district of Alimos, police say.
- ^ "Πέθανε ο εφοπλιστής και πρώην βουλευτής της ΝΔ Γιώργος Δαλακούρας". cnn.gr (in Greek). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Πέθανε ο Μίκης Θεοδωράκης". naftemporiki.gr (in Greek). 28 August 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- v
- t
- e
Years in Greece (1821–present)
- 1821
- 1822
- 1823
- 1824
- 1825
- 1826
- 1827
- 1828
- 1829
- 1830
- 1831
- 1832
- 1833
- 1834
- 1835
- 1836
- 1837
- 1838
- 1839
- 1840
- 1841
- 1842
- 1843
- 1844
- 1845
- 1846
- 1847
- 1848
- 1849
- 1850
- 1851
- 1852
- 1853
- 1854
- 1855
- 1856
- 1857
- 1858
- 1859
- 1860
- 1861
- 1862
- 1863
- 1864
- 1865
- 1866
- 1867
- 1868
- 1869
- 1870
- 1871
- 1872
- 1873
- 1874
- 1875
- 1876
- 1877
- 1878
- 1879
- 1880
- 1881
- 1882
- 1883
- 1884
- 1885
- 1886
- 1887
- 1888
- 1889
- 1890
- 1891
- 1892
- 1893
- 1894
- 1895
- 1896
- 1897
- 1898
- 1899
- 1900
- 1901
- 1902
- 1903
- 1904
- 1905
- 1906
- 1907
- 1908
- 1909
- 1910
- 1911
- 1912
- 1913
- 1914
- 1915
- 1916
- 1917
- 1918
- 1919
- 1920
- 1921
- 1922
- 1923
- 1924
- 1925
- 1926
- 1927
- 1928
- 1929
- 1930
- 1931
- 1932
- 1933
- 1934
- 1935
- 1936
- 1937
- 1938
- 1939
- 1940
- 1941
- 1942
- 1943
- 1944
- 1945
- 1946
- 1947
- 1948
- 1949
- 1950
- 1951
- 1952
- 1953
- 1954
- 1955
- 1956
- 1957
- 1958
- 1959
- 1960
- 1961
- 1962
- 1963
- 1964
- 1965
- 1966
- 1967
- 1968
- 1969
- 1970
- 1971
- 1972
- 1973
- 1974
- 1975
- 1976
- 1977
- 1978
- 1979
- 1980
- 1981
- 1982
- 1983
- 1984
- 1985
- 1986
- 1987
- 1988
- 1989
- 1990
- 1991
- 1992
- 1993
- 1994
- 1995
- 1996
- 1997
- 1998
- 1999
- 2000
