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	Costis Stephanopoulos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Konstantinos Stephanopoulos was born in Patras on 15 August 1926.
		Constantinos Stephanopoulos succeeded Constantinos Karamanlis as President on 10 March 1995.
		He was re-elected President of the Republic on 8 February 2000 on the first ballot after receiving 269 votes from the 298 MPs present, and remained in office until 2 March 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Konstandinos_Stephanopoulos (377 words)

	Interviews with Prominent Figures by Justine Frangouli
		President Stephanopoulos spends his summer weekends at his country house at Rio, always with a full quorum of the family: his daughter Irene, her husband and two children, Ilias who is unmarried, and Dimitris and his family, whom we've already met.
		Stephanopoulos: Not only did I not believe in a second round, but I had also announced in advance that should the party fail in the elections, then it would be dissolved and I would cease to be involved in politics.
		Stephanopoulos: This is an anxiety that all Greeks have, particularly those who are in office and hold the country's fate in their hands.
	www.spyridon.net /EN/author/stephanopoulos.html (1703 words)

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		Mr Stephanopoulos, who is here on a three-day official visit, described it as a "culmination of the priority contacts between the two countries and of the warm friendly relations between the Bulgarian and the Greek people".
		Stephanopoulos elaborated on the prospects for bilateral cultural exchange and cooperation, saying that this was very important for establishing closer spiritual ties between the two peoples, which would step up Bulgarian-Greek political relations.
		Stephanopoulos referred to the country as Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, noting that one of the issues in dispute, the name, was very important.
	www.b-info.com /places/Bulgaria/news/95-11/nov23.bta (3452 words)

	'Good day' for president in southern Italy - www.ezboard.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		PRESIDENT Costis Stephanopoulos, who is on an official visit to Italy, met with Greek-speaking residents of the Apulia region, in the south of the country, yesterday.
		Stephanopoulos, the first Greek president to visit Apulia, was given a particularly warm reception, while a local music group performed Greek folk songs for the occasion.
		However, the visit of President Costis Stephanopoulos to Rome and southern Italy was a little more than that because it included visits to the Greek-speaking villages of Calabria and to the Independent and unique State of the Vatican.
	p199.ezboard.com /fgreeceellasfrm11.showMessage?topicID=8.topic (1106 words)

	Naharnet Newsdesk - President of Greece Begins 3-Day State Visit to Lebanon
		Stephanopoulos was met at the airport by President Lahoud, Parliament Speaker Berri, Prime Minister Hariri and Foreign Minister Jean Obeid.
		Stephanopoulos is due to hold talks with Lahoud and sign four cooperation protocols in tourism, agriculture as well as air and land transport.
		Stephanopoulos is due on Thursday to inaugurate the offices of the Greek-Lebanese businessmen's forum before addressing the Lebanese parliament.
	www.naharnet.com /domino/tn/Newsdesk.nsf/Story/80E3AE1AEF7BB24442256E220034FB35?OpenDocument&PRINT (159 words)

	Middle East Online
		Costis Stephanopoulos is on three-day official visit to Lebanon to boost political, economic relations.
		Stephanopoulos was met at the airport by President Emile Lahoud, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and Foreign Minister Jean Obeid.
		Later Wednesday, Stephanopoulos is due to hold talks with Lahoud and sign four cooperation protocols in the tourism, agriculture as well as the air and land transport.
	www.middle-east-online.com /english/lebanon?id=8584 (177 words)

	sold (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Stephanopoulos would prove a tough act to follow, as the nation’s image has been tarnished both domestically and internationally by the events of recent weeks.
		Stephanopoulos said he was "certain" that the former PASOK Foreign Minister had "all the necessary qualities that make a good President." But he also advised Mr.
		Stephanopoulos was a "President of the People," and that he used his position to advance the cause of Hellenism throughout the world.
	www.orthodoxnews.netfirms.com /164/PapouliasSwornIn.htm (1010 words)

	EMBASSY OF GREECE: PRESS OFFICE - News Flash (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		On Sunday, Stephanopoulos was declared an honorary citizen of the town of Kandanos, Chania, and given the gold key to the city.
		Stephanopoulos presided over events at the Battle of Crete monument site at Sikolia, where the Duke of Kent representing Britain, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark, Australian and Greek government officials, former Greek premier Constantine Mitsotakis, Development Minister Nikos Christodoulakis and the armed forces chiefs of the allied countries, were also present.
		Following the events, Stephanopoulos laid a wreath at the family grave of renowned Greek statesman Eleftherios Venizelos, saying "of course the Cretans have the privilege and the fact of having fought the battle, but the triumph of the victory and the defeat belong to Greece".
	www.greekembassy.org /press/newsflash/2001/May/nflash0521b.html (480 words)

	EMBASSY OF GREECE: PRESS OFFICE - News Flash (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Greece's president Costis Stephanopoulos, currently on an official visit to Australia, on Friday voiced concern over the recent rise of the ultra-Right in Europe, but at the same time expressed certainty that democracy had "strong antibodies" that would prevail over "these extreme ideas".
		Stephanopoulos, in Sydney on the third and final stopover of his Australian visit, was warmly received by the parliament of New South Wales and, in a greeting, referred to the "worrying" phenomena of disdain of politics and politicians on the part of the people in Europe, including Greece.
		Stephanopoulos attributed these phenomena to the fact that ideologies have weakened, and to a "uniformity" among the political parties that resulted from globalization, and said these were also responsible for the rise in the ultra-Right.
	www.greekembassy.org /press/newsflash/2002/June/nflash0608.html (417 words)

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		After the meeting, which was attended by the two countries' foreign ministers, Stephanopoulos and Videnov met the press.
		Videnov described Stephanopoulos' official visit here as new proof of the great potential of the Bulgarian-Greek relations with a view of the better future on the Balkans and of more vigorous participation in the European integration processes.
		Stephanopoulos described his talks with Videnov as cordial and recalled that he already met with the Bulgarian Prime Minister during Videnov's visit to Greece in June 1995.
	www.b-info.com /places/Bulgaria/news/95-11/nov22.bta (2945 words)

	Re: Pope in helicopter crash
		Fatal helicopter found Chinook lies 866 meters deep; Patriarch Petros buried in Cairo EPA Covered in the flags of Greece and Egypt, the coffin of Petros, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria, is carried to the Church of St George in Cairo for burial yesterday evening.
		President Costis Stephanopoulos and Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios attended the funeral.
		The ceremony was attended by President Costis Stephanopoulos, the titular head of the world's Greek Orthodox Christians, Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios, the head of the Church of Greece, Archbishop Christodoulos, and other senior church officials.
	www.talkaboutculture.com /group/soc.culture.kenya/messages/14056.html (457 words)

	Syria News - Weekly Syrian News-February 1w 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Greek President Costis Stephanopoulos held talks with the Syrian prime minister Sunday after attending mass in the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate.
		Greek President Costis Stephanopoulos left Saturday for Damascus to meet his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad during a three-day visit.
		Stephanopoulos is accompanied by the merchant navy minister, Georges Anomeritis, who is to meet with his Syrian counterpart, Makram Obeit, and the secretary of state for foreign affairs in charge of overseas trade, Andreas Loverdos.
	www.syrialive.net /Media/news/weekly/2002/news_feb1w_02.htm (1204 words)

	Today's Home News
		The Parliament of Greece convenes on Tuesday to elect a new President of the Republic, ahead of next month's expiry of current President Costis Stephanopoulos' second and last term in office.
		Veteran politican and former foreign minister Karolos Papoulias, the uncontested candidate for the post, is expected to be elected with an overwhelming majority in the 300-member unicameral House during Tuesday's session, which is exclusively devoted to the Presidential election.
		A tally of more than 269 votes - the number received by Stephanopoulos on his re-election on Feb. 8, 2000 out of 298 MPs present - would be a record.
	www.ana.gr /anaweb/user/showplain?maindoc=2577268&service=8 (299 words)

	Turkey Must Settle Cyprus Problem Before EU Entry: Greek President
		But Stephanopoulos recalled on old sore in relations, Cyprus, warning: "This is a moment to remember that Turkey cannot join the EU if it does not normalise its relations with Greece, recognise the Cypriot Republic and contribute to a solution to the Cyprus problem."
		Stephanopoulos also called on Turkey to recognise the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul and allow a Greek Orthodox seminary to be reopened in Turkey.
		He was speaking during a commemoration of the 1571 Battle of Lepanto off the west coast of Greece when a fleet of the Holy League, linking the Pope, Spain, Venice, Genoa, Savoy, Naples and others defeated an Ottoman force.
	www.aina.org /news/20041010134625.htm (365 words)

	Cyprus News Agency: News in English (PM), 98-06-25
		Stephanopoulos was received at the Presidential Palace by Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides.
		Describing the current situation in the Cyprus question as "difficult", Stephanopoulos said Turkey has violated a fundamental principle governing international relations, that differences between nations should be resolved on the basis of international law.
		Earlier today, Stephanopoulos laid wreaths at the graves of Cypriots, who sacrificed their lives during the liberation struggle against the British colonial rule in the 1950s and the graves of Greek Cypriot and Greek soldiers, who were killed during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974.
	www.hri.org /cgi-bin/brief?/news/cyprus/cna/1998/98-06-25_1.cna.html (2977 words)

	Macedonian Press Agency: News in English, 2000-02-09
		Saluting the incumbent President Costis Stephanopoulos' re- election to a second consecutive term, Prime Minister Costas Simitis stated that the event reflects the maturity of the country's political system, given this unprecedented feat since the restoration of democracy in Greece in 1974.
		Stephanopoulos has achieved precisely what the constitution calls for, that is, to function as a symbol and representative of unity among the Greeks.
		Stephanopoulos stated that he tried to respect the people's democratic sentiments and represent its democratic conviction.
	www.hri.org /cgi-bin/brief?/news/greek/mpa/2000/00-02-09.mpa.html (2893 words)

	Naharnet Newsdesk - Greek President at St. Georges Cathedral in Beirut
		Greece's President Costis Stephanopoulos opened a Greek-Lebanese business forum in Beirut Thursday, a landmark of a three-day state visit to boost political and economic relations.
		Stephanopoulos is scheduled to call on the Balamand University on Friday to inaugurate a Faculty for Environmental Sciences and then heads to Beirut airport to leave Lebanon.
		Late Wednesday, Stephanopoulos signed four cooperation protocols in the tourism and agriculture sectors as well as in air and land transport.
	www.naharnet.com /domino/tn/Newsdesk.nsf/Lebanon/36CCDCE995989736C2256E240034248D?OpenDocument (326 words)

	President Stephanopoulos stresses importance of unity as reactions to US recognition of FYROM as 'Macedonia' continue
		Speaking at the unveiling of a bust of the late Greek statesman Eleftherios Venizelos in the municipality of Nea Smyrni, Stephanopoulos said the event provided the opportunity "for us to think, in these difficult days -- difficult due to the circum-stances we are all aware of -- how important unity is for our people".
		Addressing celebrations in Skopje over the US decision, Crvenkovski said that Greece "is a friendly country...We ex-tend a hand of friendship and assure that we desire the continuation of our cooperation and good-neighbor relations".
		Re: President Stephanopoulos stresses importance of unity as rea
	www.talkaboutculture.com /group/soc.culture.usa/messages/1591055.html (1086 words)

	Iran seeks industrial cooperation with EU (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Iran would, in return, provide the opportunity to European Union countries to benefit from the advantages the energy and mineral-rich country offers, Khatami was quoted as saying.
		Stephanopoulos, the first Greek president to visit Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution, said EU-member Greece would try to help boost ties between Iran and the European bloc.
		Stephanopoulos is the second EU head of state to visit the Islamic republic since a trip last month by Austrian President Thomas Klestil.
	www.iraniantrade.org /_NewsUpdates/00000338.htm (222 words)

	Greek official ‘bitter’ over attacks on Olympics - Olympic news - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		ATHENS, Greece - Greek president Costis Stephanopoulos on Monday said he was bitter at what he thought were unjustified attacks on the organizers of the 2004 Athens Olympics.
		Stephanopoulos said final conclusions could only be drawn at the end of the games on Aug. 29.
		Stephanopoulos said that Greece had “embarked on an effort to underscore the spiritual dimension of the Games.”
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5651667 (452 words)

	presidential election in greece February 8th 2005
		February, Carolos Papoulias became the 6th President of the Republic of Greece for a period of five years.
		Carolos Papoulias was the only candidate to succeed Costis Stephanopoulos and was elected in the first round of the election by 279 votes out of 296 voters.
		He succeeds the conservative Costis Stephanopoulos, elected in 1995 and re-elected in 2000 and who was not able to stand for a new mandate.
	www.robert-schuman.org /anglais/oee/grece/presidentielle (564 words)

	SI.com - Soccer - Greece: President urges coach Rehhagel to stay - Tuesday July 6, 2004 9:12PM
		ATHENS (Reuters) -- Greece's president joined the chorus of voices pleading with German coach Otto Rehhagel to stay on at the helm of the triumphant national team on Tuesday.
		"We (Greeks) plead with him to stay in Greece," Costis Stephanopoulos said in response to media speculation that the Germans want Rehhagel, affectionately known as King Otto, to return to Germany as national coach before the 2006 World Cup.
		Stephanopoulos presented the players and their German manager with honorary national pins usually reserved for military heroes.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/soccer/07/06/greek.rdp (856 words)

	Abuse Tracker 2005: Papoulias ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		As former president Costis Stephanopoulos enjoyed his first day out of office with a 16-kilometer bike ride at his holiday home on Sunday, his successor, Karolos Papoulias, held his first meetings in the Presidential Palace in Athens.
		Papoulias, 76, who was sworn in on Saturday as Greece’s sixth president since the fall of the military junta in 1974, met with close associates at his new office ahead of his first official duties, which are set to begin toward the end of this week.
		Political controversy threatened to overshadow the swearing-in ceremony as MPs from the Synaspismos Left Coalition staged a walkout in protest over the fact that Papoulias was taking his oath before Archbishop Christodoulos, the head of the Church of Greece — as is traditional.
	www.ncrnews.org /abuse2005archives/010027.html (234 words)

	::: www.GreeceInPrint.com ::: Press Releases :::
		Press Minister Christos Protopappas, publishers, managers, colleagues and, most important of all, Greek President Costis Stephanopoulos, who is an avid newspaper reader.
		One of this year’s crop of prizes went to Kathimerini, which took the Equality of the Sexes Prize, awarded for the first time and funded by the General Secretariat for Equality.
		Stephanopoulos offered his warm congratulations for the team’s investigation of the exploitation of foreign women.
	www.greeceinprint.com /GiPPressRelease.nsf/bee90623e0282f4385256a96007c0bde/7e41d53ed6bfdfe285256b93007e80de?OpenDocument (190 words)

	Athens News
		President Costis Stephanopoulos greets the new Ethiopian envoy Kebret Negash
		THE ACCREDITATION of the new Ethiopian ambassador to Greece proved a unique opportunity for him and President Costis Stephanopoulos to forge stronger ties between the two countries.
		Kebret Negash, who is also the Ethiopian ambassador to the State of Israel, said he was happy to receive such a warm welcome.
	www.athensnews.gr /athweb/nathens.prnt_article?e=C&f=&t=11&m=A37&aa=2 (434 words)

	Cephallonia's Italian dead remembered in ceremony - www.ezboard.com
		The Italian soldiers who died, he said - most of them from Acqui Regiment, raised in northern Italy - had chosen after the armistice not to lay down their arms but "to die for the honour of their country'', in the "first act of the resistance'' against Fascism.
		Flanked by President Stephanopoulos of Greece, Signor Ciampi recalled that many Greeks had also died or endured "tremendous suffering'' under a "war of aggression" first launched by Fascist Italy, and then by its ally, Nazi Germany.
		Italian World War II veterans watch the reception of Greek President Costis Stephanopoulos and his Italian counterpart Carlo Azeglio Ciampi aboard the Italian ship Garibaldi near the Ionian island of Cephalonia, Greece yesterday.
	p199.ezboard.com /fgreeceellasfrm61.showMessage?topicID=2.topic (1754 words)

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		In his first comments on the issue since last Thursday, Prime Minister Costas Simitis said yesterday that the allegations made by a journalist against President Costis Stephanopoulos were part of a campaign to destabilize the political system and he called on all political parties to be on the alert for a repeat of the incident.
		Driving home his point, he announced measures to keep the news media from overstepping the bounds of their mission and undermining institutions.
		This made clear that the prime minister did not see the attack on Stephanopoulos as part of a television ratings war but rather as the result of an effort to control political developments.
	www.omogenia.com /forums/printthread.php/Board/UBB5/main/654/type/post (425 words)

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