Parliamentary republic
1975 - New constitution declares Greece a parliamentary republic with some executive powers vested in a president.
1980 - Conservative Constantine Karamanlis elected president.
1981 - Greece joins EU. Andreas Papandreou's Socialist Party (Pasok) wins elections.
1985 - President Karamanlis resigns in protest at government plans to reduce powers of president. Christos Sartzetakis becomes head of state.
1986 - Constitutional amendment transfers some of president's powers to the legislature
1990 - Centre-right New Democracy party forms government under party leader Constantine Mitsotakis
1991 - Yugoslav former republic of Macedonia declares independence. Greece objects to name and flag of Republic of Macedonia on grounds they imply territorial claims to the Greek province of Macedonia.
1993 - Election returns Papandreou to power.
1995 - Relations with Macedonia normalised.
1996 - Tension flares between Greece and Turkey over disputed Aegean islet
Papandreou resigns through ill health and dies shortly afterwards. Succeeded by Kostas Simitis.
1999 September - Earthquake hits Athens - dozens killed, thousands left homeless.
November 17 rebels
Aftermath of attack in Athens
2000 June - Senior British diplomat Brigadier Stephen Saunders shot dead in Athens by left-wing guerrilla group November 17.
2002 January - Euro replaces drachma.
2002 March - Greek, Turkish governments agree to build gas pipeline through which Turkey will supply Greece with gas.
2002 July - Suspected leader and members of November 17 terror group arrested after one of them is injured, allegedly by his own bomb, and provides information to police.