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Greece in 1981

Historical records for Greece in 1981, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

10Records
9Events
5Named people
3Places
2Categories

Historical records

January

1 January 1981European Community MembershipGeorgios Rallis

Athens · Government / Government of Greece

Greece becomes a member of the European Communities during Rallis's premiership.

1 January 1981Greece Joins European CommunitiesGeorgios Rallis

Athens · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Heads the government when Greece becomes the tenth member of the European Communities.

1 January 1981Greek EEC Membership Takes EffectKonstantinos Karamanlis

Athens · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Serves as president when Greece enters the European Communities as their tenth member state.

1 January 1981Treaty of AccessionKonstantinos Mitsotakis

Athens · Government / Government of Greece

Serves as Foreign Minister when Greece's membership of the European Communities formally begins.

1 January 1981Treaty of AccessionGeorgios Rallis

Athens · Government / Government of Greece

Heads Greece when the accession treaty enters into force and the country becomes the tenth Community member.

March

23 March 1981Maastricht European CouncilGeorgios Rallis

Maastricht · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Represents newly admitted Greece at its first year of European Council participation.

October

18 October 1981PASOK Election VictoryAndreas Papandreou

Government / Government of Greece

PASOK wins the election and prepares Greece's first socialist-led government.

21 October 1981Deputy Minister of Foreign AffairsKarolos Papoulias

Government / Government of Greece

Karolos Papoulias is appointed Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs.

21 October 1981Prime Minister of GreeceAndreas Papandreou

Government / Government of Greece

Andreas Papandreou is sworn in as Prime Minister after PASOK's election victory.

November

26 November 1981London European CouncilAndreas Papandreou

London · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Represents Greece at his first European Council after taking office as prime minister.

Names involved

Andreas PapandreouGeorgios RallisKarolos PapouliasKonstantinos KaramanlisKonstantinos Mitsotakis

Places involved

AthensLondonMaastricht

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.