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Black Greeks, also known asAfro-Greeks (Greek:Αφροέλληνες),[1] areBlack people who arecitizens orresidents ofGreece.
Some families of African descent mainly from Sudan were brought to modern-day Greece by the Ottoman Turks, and still live in the village ofAvato. They are now Sunni Muslims. Some of them lived before thepopulation exchange between Greece and Turkey also on the island ofCrete.[2][3]
A number of African immigrants first arrived in Greece in 1997, though most came during the 2000s. The majority immigrated fromNigeria andSenegal; others came from theCongo,Ghana,Sudan,Tanzania,Zambia,Uganda,Kenya,Mauritius andAngola. The largest communities live in thePatissia andKypseli districts ofAthens.[4]
TheSouth African Embassy inAthens and the Consulate General of South Africa in Thessaloniki, maintains and develops relations between the South Africa and Greece. Embassy ofNigeria in Athens as well and Embassy of Greece in Abuja in Nigeria.Ugandan Consulate in Athens, Embassy ofSudan in Athens, Consulate ofGhana in Athens, Greek Embassy inDemocratic Republic of Congo, Consulate General ofEthiopia in Athens, Embassy ofAngola in Athens, Honorary Consulate of the Republic ofKenya in the Hellenic Republic.[citation needed]
According to the 2011 Census data from the National Statistical Serviceof Greece, the recent African arrivals to Greece include Guinean, Senegalese andSomalian males mostly under the age of 25. The older African immigrants are made up of Ethiopians, Nigerians, Ghanaians and Congolese.[5]
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