Events in the year 2020 in Greece.

2020
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Greece

Decades:
See also:Other events of 2020
List of years in Greece

Incumbents

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  President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos (until March 13)[1]
  President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou (starting March 13)[2]

 

Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis[3]
  Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament Konstantinos Tasoulas[4]
Adjutant of the Hellenic Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Dimitrios Papadimitriou
Adjutant of the Hellenic Navy Nikolaos Patsakis (until March 13)
Adjutant of the Hellenic Navy Lieutenant Commander Kalliopi Poroglou (starting March 13)[5]
Adjutant of the Hellenic Army Lieutenant Colonel Stefanos Lykopoulos

Events

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Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Greece

January

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February

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March

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April

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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Deaths

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January

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February

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March

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April

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See also

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References

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  9. ^ "Greek police fire teargas at protesting migrants, refugees on Lesbos". Reuters. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
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  38. ^ "Greece floods: At least five killed after Evia island storms". BBC News. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
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  60. ^ "Cyclone Ianos: Three dead as 'medicane' sweeps across Greece". BBC News. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
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