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Incumbents

Photo	Post	Name
	President of the Hellenic Republic	Prokopis Pavlopoulos^[1]
	Prime Minister of Greece	Alexis Tsipras (until 8 July 2019)^[2]
	Prime Minister of Greece	Kyriakos Mitsotakis (starting 8 July 2019)^[3]
	Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament	Nikos Voutsis (until 18 July 2019)^[4]
	Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament	Konstantinos Tasoulas (starting July 18, 2019)^[5]
	Adjutant to the President of the Hellenic Republic	Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Dimitrios Papadimitriou
	Adjutant to the President of the Hellenic Republic	Navy Vice-Captain Nikolaos Patsakis

Events

13 January - Greece Defence Minister Panos Kammenos and his Independent Greeks party quit Greece's ruling coalition on Sunday, over a deal struck on the Macedonia naming dispute. Potentially leaving the governing coalition without a workable majority in parliament.^[6]

Births

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References

^ "Prokopis Pavlopoulos - Presidency of the Hellenic Republic". Presidency of the Hellenic Republic. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
^ "Alexis Tsipras - prime minister of Greece". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
^ "Kyriakos Mitsotakis - prime minister of Greece". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
^ "Nikos Voutsis - Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament". Hellenic Parliament. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
^ "Konstantinos Tasoulas - Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament". Hellenic Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
^ "Greek government splits over Macedonia name change".

Greece topics

History

Prehistory (pre-1100 BC)	Neolithic Age Bronze Age Pelasgians Cycladic civilization Minoan civilization Helladic period Mycenaean period Bronze Age collapse
Antiquity (1100 BC-330 AD)	Greek Dark Ages Iron Age migrations Archaic period Greco-Persian Wars Classical period Delian and Peloponnesian League Peloponnesian War League of Corinth Wars of Alexander the Great Hellenistic period Wars of the Diadochi Roman–Greek wars Roman era Foundation of Constantinople
Middle Ages (330–1453)	Byzantine period Persecution of paganism Migration period Plague of Justinian Arab–Byzantine wars Iconoclasm Macedonian Renaissance East–West Schism Fourth Crusade Frankokratia Empire of Nicaea, Despotate of Epirus and Despotate of the Morea Fall of Constantinople
Early modern and Modern era (post-1453)	Stato da Màr (Venetian Ionian islands, Kingdom of Candia) Ottoman Greece Modern Greek Enlightenment Septinsular Republic War of Independence First Republic Kingdom Balkan Wars World War I National Schism Greco-Turkish War Second Republic 4th of August Regime World War II Civil war Military junta Democratization Third Republic
By topic	Ancient regions and tribes Byzantine and Ottoman Greeks Christianization Colonization Coups d'état Demographic (Modern) Economic Geographical name changes Greek countries and regions Greek Muslims Renaissance scholars Hellenic languages and Proto-Greek Inventions and discoveries Language question Military Monarchy (Kings and royal family) Phanariotes Polis Population exchange of 1923

Geography

Overview	Borders Cities (capital and co-capital) Extreme points Place names
Regions	Central Greece (Aetolia-Acarnania (Aetolia, Acarnania), Attica, Boeotia, Euboea, Evrytania, Phocis, Phthiotis, Saronic Islands) Crete (Chania, Heraklion, Rethymno, Lasithi) Cyclades (Andros, Delos, Kea, Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Santorini, Syros, Tinos) Dodecanese (Agathonisi, Astypalaia, Chalki, Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kos, Leipsoi, Leros, Nisyros, Patmos, Rhodes, Symi, Tilos, Kastellorizo) Epirus (Arta, Ioannina, Preveza, Thesprotia) Ionian Islands (Corfu, Ithaca, Kefalonia, Kythira, Lefkada, Paxi, Zakynthos) Macedonia (Chalkidiki, Drama, Florina, Grevena, Imathia, Kastoria, Kavala, Kilkis, Kozani, Pella, Pieria, Serres, Thasos, Thessaloniki) North Aegean islands (Chios, Ikaria, Lemnos, Lesbos, Samos) Peloponnese (Arcadia, Argolis, Corinthia, Laconia, Messenia, Achaea, Elis) Thessaly (Karditsa, Larissa, Magnesia, Trikala, Sporades) Thrace (Evros, Rhodope, Xanthi)
Terrain	Canyons and gorges Caves Geology Islands (Aegean, Ionian, Crete) Mountains (Olympus, Pindus, Rhodopes) Peninsulas Plains Volcanoes
Water	Coasts Lakes Rivers Mediterranean Sea Aegean Sea (Sea of Crete, Icarian Sea, Myrtoan Sea, Thracian Sea) Ionian Sea Libyan Sea
Environment	Climate Natural disasters (earthquakes) Ecoregions Environmental issues Forests Mammals and birds National Parks Protected areas

Politics

Constitution	Constitutional amendments (1986, 2001, 2008, 2019) Constitutions (1822, 1827, 1844, 1864, 1911) Supreme Special Court
Executive	Cabinet Government (Government Gazette) President (Presidential Mansion) Prime Minister (Maximos Mansion)
Legislature	Conference of Presidents Hellenic Parliament (Speaker) Parliamentary Committees Presidium
Elections	Nationality law Parataxis Parliamentary constituencies Pasokification Political parties
Judicial system	Council of State Court of Audit Supreme Court
Security	Police Capital punishment Corruption Crime (Greek mafia) Life imprisonment Terrorism Coast Guard
Foreign relations	Aegean dispute Cyprus dispute Council of Europe European Union Macedonia naming dispute (Language naming dispute) NATO Passport Treaties United Nations
Military	Air Force Alliances Army Conscription Military ranks Navy Evzones (Presidential Guard) National Guard Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Social issues	Abortion Cannabis Education (universities) Healthcare (hospitals, obesity, smoking) Human rights Human rights abuses LGBT rights Prostitution Political scandals Racism
Ideologies	Conservatism (Monarchism) Fascism (Metaxism) Liberalism (Republicanism, Venizelism) Nationalism (Hellenocentrism, Megali Idea, Enosis) New Social Movements (Environmentalism, Feminism, Pacifism) Socialism (Laocracy, Trotskyism) Anarchism
Administrative divisions	Municipalities and communities Administrative regions Regional units Decentralized administrations

Economy
Agriculture Airports Athens Stock Exchange (companies) Banking (Central bank) Central bank Brands Companies (electric power) Debt crisis (Grexit) Drachma Energy (renewable, nuclear) Euro coins Greece and the International Monetary Fund Greek economic miracle Highways Laiki agora Ports Public pensions Railways (history) Rankings Science and technology Shipping (Merchant Marine) Space Agency Subdivisions by GDP Taxation Telecommunications Thessaloniki International Fair Tourism Trade unions Transportation (Rio–Antirrio bridge, Athens Metro, Thessaloniki Metro) Water supply and sanitation

Economy

Agriculture
Airports
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Banking (Central bank)
Central bank
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Companies (electric power)
Debt crisis (Grexit)
Drachma
Energy (renewable, nuclear)
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Greece and the International Monetary Fund
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Society

Demographics	Diaspora Greeks (names of Greece and the Greeks) Immigration Minorities (Muslim minority, Jews, Arvanites, Aromanians (Aromanian question), Megleno-Romanians, Slavophones, Roma) Women Life expectancy
Culture	Anastenaria Caryatid Clean Monday Concept of kingship Dress (Chiton, Chlamys, Exomis, Fustanella, Himation, Mariner's cap, Peplos, Perizoma, Tsarouchi, Vraka) Eastern Party Festivals Folklore Greek East and Latin West Greektown Hellenization Hospitality Carols (Christmas, New Year's, Theophany's) Mangas Mountza Naming customs Paideia Philhellenism and Hellenophobia Plate smashing Philosophy Public holidays (Independence Day, Ohi Day) Rouketopolemos Souliotic songs Theophany Tsiknopempti Units of measurement Worry beads
Art	Architecture (Castles) Cretan and Heptanese School Modern art (19th century) Theatre (Ancient) Religious art
Cuisine	Breads (Daktyla, Kritsini, Lagana, Paximadi, Tsoureki) Desserts (Diples, Halva, Koulourakia, Kourabiedes, Loukoumades, Melomakarona, Pasteli, Spoon sweets, Vasilopita) List of dishes Drinks (Mastika, Metaxa, Ouzo, Rakomelo, Sideritis, Tentura, Tsipouro, Tsikoudia, Frappé coffee) Cheeses (Anthotyros, Feta, Graviera, Kasseri, Kefalotyri, Ladotyri, Manouri, Metsovone, Mizithra) Filo (Amygdalopita, Bougatsa, Galaktoboureko, Karydopita, Spanakopita, Tiropita) Greek salad (Dakos) Meze Pasta (Gogges, Flomaria, Hilopites) Restaurants (Kafenio, Ouzeri, Taverna) Sauces (Skordalia, Taramosalata, Tirokafteri, Tzatziki) Souvlaki Varieties (Heptanesean, Cretan, Epirote, Macedonian) Wine (Agiorgitiko, Aidini, Assyrtiko, Athiri, Kotsifali, Lesbian, Limnio, Mavrodafni, Mandilaria, Malagousia, Malvasia, Moschofilero, Retsina, Robola, Savatiano, Vilana, Xinomavro)
Languages	Greek alphabet (History, Orthography, Diacritics, Braille, Cyrillization, Romanization (Greeklish) and numerals Greek language (Demotic, Katharevousa) and dialects (Cappadocian, Cretan, Cypriot, Greco-Australian, Maniot, Pontic, Tsakonian, Yevanic) Greek Sign Language History (Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek, Medieval Greek, Modern Greek) Literature (Ancient, Medieval, Modern) Minority Languages (Albanian language (Arvanitika), Aromanian, Balkan Romani, Bulgarian, Ladino, Macedonian, Turkish) Place names and exonyms Proverbs Words for love
Media	Cinema Internet Newspapers Television Media freedom Corruption
Music	Church music Dances (Ai Georgis, Angaliastos, Antikristos, Ballos, Dionysiakos, Fisounis, Gaitanaki, Geranos, Hasapiko, Ikariotikos, Kalamatianos, Kangeli, Kastorianos, Kerkiraikos, Kleistos, Koftos, Pidikhtos, Leventikos, Maniatikos, Metsovitikos, Ntames, Palamakia, Partalos, Pentozali, Proskinitos, Pyrrhichios, Rougatsiarikos, Sirtaki, Sousta, Syrtos, Trata, Tsakonikos, Tsamikos, Zeibekiko, Zervos) Éntekhno Folk music (Cretan, Epirote, Heptanesian, Macedonian, Nisiotika, Peloponnesian, Pontic, Thessalian, Thracian) Hip Hop Ionian School Laïko (Skyladiko) Musical instruments (Askomandoura, Aulos, Bouzouki, Byzantine lyra (Cretan, Macedonian, Politiki, Pontic), Crotala, Floghera, Gaida, Harp, Laouto, Lyre, Organo, Pan flute, Phorminx, Psaltery, Salpinx, Santouri, Souravli, Tambouras, Tambourine, Trigono, Tsampouna, Tympano, Zilia) Rebetiko Rock (Punk)
Religion and lore	Ancient religion (Origins, Modern Revival) Aerico Buddhism Catholicism Drosoulites Eastern Orthodox Church (Timeline: Antiquity, Early Middle Ages, Late Middle Ages, Early Modern Era, 19th century, Early 20th century, Late 20th century, Contemporary) Fairy tales Gello Greek Orthodox Church (Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, Church of Greece, Flag) Greek Old Calendarists Hinduism Hypertimos Islam Judaism (History) Kallikantzaros Lamia Mormo Mount Athos Mythology (Primordial deities, Titans, Twelve Olympians, Heracles, Odysseus, Jason, Oedipus, Perseus, Daedalus, Orpheus, Theseus, Bellerephon, Satyr, Centaur) Nymph Protestantism Psychai Sikhism Thymiaterion Name days Vrykolakas Wayside shrine
Sport	Ancient Olympics Baseball Basketball Cricket Football Hockey Ice hockey Modern Olympics (1896, 1906, 2004) Rugby league
Symbols	Anthem Coat of arms Flag and national colours Flags Motto Orders and decorations World Heritage Sites

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