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2017 in Greece

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2017
in
Greece

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See also:Other events of 2017
List of years in Greece

Events in the year 2017 in Greece.

Incumbents

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Events

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January

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  • Greece is given a rating of 35/40 regarding political rights, and a rating of 49/60 regarding civil liberties, by Freedom House.[2]

May

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  • 13 May – A train derailment in Adendro killed three people and hits a house.[3][4]
  • 13 May - "This Is Love", performed by Demy, represents Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest.[5]

June

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July

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  • 21 July – The 6.6 Mw Aegean Sea earthquake shook the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), killing two and injuring 480.[6]

September

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  • 9 September - The Greek FIBA team reaches the quarterfinals of the FIBA EuroBasket 2017, losing to Russia 69-74 in the process.[7]

November

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  • The Greek association football team reaches the playoffs of FIFA World Cup qualification, losing to Croatia 4-1 on aggregate in the process.[8]
  • 15 November – In one of the greatest disasters in the area in decades, flash floods hit Western Attica, particularly the Athens suburb of Mandra, killing twenty-three.[9][10]

December

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Deaths

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Konstantinos Mitsotakis

References

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  1. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Greece (2017)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  2. ^ "Greece: Freedom in the World 2017 Country Report". Freedom House. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  3. ^ Tagaris, Karolina (13 May 2017). "Three dead, 10 injured in Greek passenger train derailment". Reuters. Archived from the original on June 25, 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Adendro Greece Train Derailment". CWEB. 14 May 2017. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Kyiv 2017".
  6. ^ "M 6.6 - 11 km ENE of Kos, Greece". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  7. ^ "Greece at the FIBA EuroBasket 2017". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  8. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Greece (2017)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  9. ^ "Τι αποκαλύπτουν οι δορυφόροι για την καταστροφή στη Δυτική Αττική". CNN.gr. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Στους 20 οι νεκροί από τις φονικές πλημμύρες: Η σορός ενός άνδρα εντοπίστηκε στη Μάνδρα". Left.gr. 2017-11-19. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  11. ^ "UNESCO adds rebetiko to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list | eKathimerini.com". www.ekathimerini.com. 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  12. ^ "Αλέξης Μάρδας: Όταν οι Beatles τον "έχρισαν" Magic Alex!" [Alexis Mardas: When the Beatles called him Magic Alex!]. Newsit.gr (in Greek). 13 January 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  13. ^ "New Democracy MP dies of heart attack at age 63". ekathimerini.com. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  14. ^ "former Greek Prime Minister Constantine Mitsotakis dies". ekathimerini.com. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  15. ^ "Veteran journalist, politician Yiannis Kapsis dies | eKathimerini.com". www.ekathimerini.com. 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  16. ^ Πέθανε η Αγγέλα Κοκκόλα (in Greek)