Constantinos Stephanopoulos
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Biography
Constantinos Stephanopoulos has served as President of the Hellenic Republic from March 10, 1995 - March 12, 2005. On Friday, August 13, 2004, he is the first Head of State as President of the Hellenic Republic to declare open the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, Athens 2004, of the modern era in Athens, Greece. He was accompanied by the Adjutant to HE the President of the Hellenic Republic Colonel Georgios Dritsakos of the Hellenic Air Force.
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With the Olympics returning to Greece, the opening ceremony of Athens 2004 sought to show the entire development of the Olympics over the centuries, until arriving at the modern Olympics.
Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)
The games of the 28th summer olympiad returned to the birthplace of the Olympics - Athens, Greece. The games ran from August 13 to 29th 2004.