Events in the year 2021 in Greece.

Incumbents

* President: Katerina Sakellaropoulou * Prime Minister:

Kyriakos Mitsotakis Kyriakos Mitsotakis ( el, Κυριάκος Μητσοτάκης, ; born 4 March 1968) is a Greek politician serving as the prime minister of Greece since 8 July 2019. A member of the New Democracy (Greece), New Democracy, he has been its presi ...

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 Revolutionary Organization 17 November ( el, Επαναστατική Οργάνωση 17 Νοέμβρη, ''Epanastatiki Organosi dekaefta Noemvri''), also known as 17N or the 17 November Group, was a Greek far-left Marxist–Leninist urban g ...

' hunger strike. *3 March:

2021 Larissa earthquake On March 3, 2021, 12:16:09 (UTC+02:00, UTC +2) the 2021 Larissa earthquake had a magnitude of 6.3 with an intensity of VIII (''Severe'') on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli Scale 9 kilometers west of Tyrnavos, Týrnavos, Greece. On ...

*August: Wildfires engulf parts of Athens, the island of Euboea and parts of the

Peloponnese The Peloponnese (), Peloponnesus (; el, Πελοπόννησος, Pelopónnēsos,(), or Morea is a peninsula and geographic regions of Greece, geographic region in southern Greece. It is connected to the central part of the country by the Isthmu ...

. *27 September: 2021 Crete earthquake

Scheduled events

*The 2021 Population and Housing Census is planned to be conducted by the Hellenic Statistical Authority.

Deaths

*11 January – Vassilis Alexakis, Greek-born French writer and translator (born 1943). *12 January –

Theodoros Mitras Theodoros Mitras (1948 – 12 January 2021) was a Greek politician who served as a Member of Parliament. Born in Katerini Katerini ( el, Κατερίνη, ''Kateríni'', ) is a city and municipality in northern Greece, the capital city of Pie ...

, politician, MP (born 1948). *14 January –

Leonidas Pelekanakis Leonidas Pelekanakis (2 November 1962 – 14 January 2021) was a Greek sailor. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympics, and the 2004 Summer Olympics. Pelekanakis died of COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 ...

, sailor (born 1962). *24 January – Sifis Valirakis, politician and anti-

junta Junta may refer to: Government and military * Junta (governing body) (from Spanish), the name of various historical and current governments and governing institutions, including civil ones ** Military junta, one form of junta, government led by ...

activist,

Minister of Public Order The Ministry of Citizen Protection ( el, Υπουργείο Προστασίας του Πολίτη) is the government department responsible for Greece's public security services, i.e. the Hellenic Police, the Hellenic Fire Service, Hellenic (C ...

(born 1943). *?? February –

Maria Kastrisianaki Maria Kastrisianaki ( el, Μαρία Καστρισιανάκη) (30 June 1948 – 11 January 2021) was a Greek journalist and broadcaster. Upon completing a diploma in economics at City University, London, Maria moved to Athens. There she wr ...

, broadcaster (born 1948). *11 February – Antonis Kalogiannis, singer (born 1940). *9 April –

Giorgos Karaivaz Giorgos Karaivaz ( el, Γιώργος Καραϊβάζ; 27 November 1968 – 9 April 2021) was a Greek investigative journalist who specialized in organized crime. He was assassinated on 9 April 2021. Biography Born in , Drama, Greece, Karaiva ...

, Star Channel journalist, shot dead in

Alimos Alimos ( el, Άλιμος) is a south district of Athens and a municipality in South Athens regional unit, Greece. It was formed in 1968 comprising two settlements, the suburban seaside town of Kalamaki ( el, Καλαμάκι), and the inland comm ...

, South Athens *8 July – Giorgos Dalakouras, politician and shipping line owner, former

Civil Administrator of Mount Athos The Civil Administrator of Mount Athos ( el, Πολιτικός διοικητής του Αγίου Όρους) is the civil head of government of the territory of the monastic community of Mount Athos, an autonomous region in northern Greece. ...

(born 1938). *2 September - Mikis Theodorakis, musician and composer (born 1925).

References

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