Κωνσταντίνος Στεφανόπουλος

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Constantinos Stephanopoulos (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Στεφανόπουλος; born on 15 August 1926), commonly known as Costis Stephanopoulos (Greek: Κωστής Στεφανόπουλος), 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. He died in the Henry Dunant Hospital in Athens, on 20 November 2016 at the age of 90. He has been hospitalized 2 days earlier, suffering from fever and severe respiratory difficulty, which later emerged as pneumonia.