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1922 In Portugal
Events in the year 1922 in Portugal. Incumbents *President: António José de Almeida *Prime Minister: Francisco da Cunha Leal (until 6 February); António Maria da Silva (starting 6 February) Events *29 January – Portuguese legislative election, 1922. Arts and entertainment Sports *31 March – first issue of '' Jornal Sporting'' * S.C. Beira-Mar founded *S.C. Lusitânia founded *Padroense F.C. founded * SC Bustelo founded *22 September – V.S.C. - Vitória Sport Clube founded Births *3 May – Vasco Gonçalves, military officer and politician (died 2005) *10 November – Manuel Franco da Costa de Oliveira Falcão, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Beja (died 2012). *José Saramago, novelist, poet, playwright, journalist and Nobel laureate (died 2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. It features the westernmost point in continental Europe, and its Iberian portion is bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain, the sole country to have a land border with Portugal. Its two archipelagos form two autonomous regions with their own regional governments. Lisbon is the capital and largest city by population. Portugal is the oldest continuously existing nation state on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times. It was inhabited by pre-Celtic and Celtic peoples who had contact with Phoenicians and Ancient Greek traders, it was ruled by the Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasco Gonçalves
General Vasco dos Santos Gonçalves OA (; Lisbon 3 May 1921 – 11 June 2005) was a Portuguese army officer in the Engineering Corps who took part in the Carnation Revolution and later served as the 104th Prime Minister from 18 July 1974 to 19 September 1975. Early life Vasco dos Santos Gonçalves was born on 3 May 1921, in Sintra, Portugal. His father, Vítor Gonçalves, was an amateur footballer turned foreign exchange dealer. He graduated from the Portuguese military academy as an engineer in 1942. Gonçalves married, in 1950, Aida Rocha Afonso, with whom he had a son, Vitor, and a daughter, Maria João. In 1942, Gonçalves graduated from a Portuguese military academy in the Army Engineering Corps. As an officer, Gonçalves served in Portuguese Goa, and spent part of his military career in the Portuguese overseas territories of Angola and Mozambique. In 1973, Gonçalves joined the Armed Forces Movement and was involved in the planning of the overthrow of the Estado N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1922 In Portugal
Events in the year 1922 in Portugal. Incumbents *President: António José de Almeida *Prime Minister: Francisco da Cunha Leal (until 6 February); António Maria da Silva (starting 6 February) Events *29 January – Portuguese legislative election, 1922. Arts and entertainment Sports *31 March – first issue of '' Jornal Sporting'' * S.C. Beira-Mar founded *S.C. Lusitânia founded *Padroense F.C. founded * SC Bustelo founded *22 September – V.S.C. - Vitória Sport Clube founded Births *3 May – Vasco Gonçalves, military officer and politician (died 2005) *10 November – Manuel Franco da Costa de Oliveira Falcão, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Beja (died 2012). *José Saramago, novelist, poet, playwright, journalist and Nobel laureate (died 2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Store Norske Leksikon
The ''Great Norwegian Encyclopedia'' ( no, Store Norske Leksikon, abbreviated ''SNL''), is a Norwegian-language online encyclopedia. The online encyclopedia is among the most-read Norwegian published sites, with more than two million unique visitors per month. Paper editions 1978–2007 The ''SNL'' was created in 1978, when the two publishing houses Aschehoug and Gyldendal merged their encyclopedias and created the company Kunnskapsforlaget. Up until 1978 the two publishing houses of Aschehoug and Gyldendal, Norway's two largest, had published ' and ', respectively. The respective first editions were published in 1907–1913 (Aschehoug) and 1933–1934 (Gyldendal). The slump in sales for paper-based encyclopedias around the turn of the 21st century hit Kunnskapsforlaget hard, but a fourth edition of the paper encyclopedia was secured by a grant of ten million Norwegian kroner from the foundation Fritt Ord in 2003. The fourth edition consisted of 16 volumes, a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 In Portugal
The following lists events that happened during 2010 in Portugal. Incumbents * President: Aníbal Cavaco Silva * Prime Minister: José Sócrates Events June *5 June – Same-sex marriage became legal. December * Portuguese Natural Gas Association is founded. Arts and entertainment In music: Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. Sports Football (soccer) competitions: Primeira Liga, Liga de Honra, Taça da Liga, Taça de Portugal. Deaths *9 January – Acúrsio Carrelo, footballer (born 1931). *18 June – José Saramago, novelist, poet, playwright, journalist and Nobel laureate, (born 1922) *25 July – Vasco de Almeida e Costa, naval officer and politician (born 1932) See also *List of Portuguese films of 2010 A list of Portuguese films that were first released in 2010. See also * 2010 in Portugal References {{DEFAULTSORT:Portuguese Films Of 201o 2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Saramago
José de Sousa Saramago, GColSE ComSE GColCa (; 16 November 1922 – 18 June 2010), was a Portuguese writer and recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature for his "parables sustained by imagination, compassion and irony ith which hecontinually enables us once again to apprehend an elusory reality." His works, some of which can be seen as allegories, commonly present subversive perspectives on historic events, emphasizing the theopoetic human factor. In 2003 Harold Bloom described Saramago as "the most gifted novelist alive in the world today" and in 2010 said he considers Saramago to be "a permanent part of the Western canon The Western canon is the body of high culture literature, music, philosophy, and works of art that are highly valued in the West; works that have achieved the status of classics. However, not all these works originate in the Western world, and ...", while James Wood praises "the distinctive tone to his fiction because he narrates his novels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 In Portugal
Events in the year 2012 in Portugal. Incumbents *President: Aníbal Cavaco Silva *Prime Minister: Pedro Passos Coelho Events May *1 May – 2012 Rush to Pingo Doce September *15 September – 15 September 2012 Portuguese protests Arts and entertainment In music: Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. Sports Football (soccer) competitions: Primeira Liga, Liga de Honra, Terceira Divisão, Taça da Liga, Taça de Portugal. Deaths *4 February – Fernando Lanhas, painter (born 1923). *21 February – Manuel Franco da Costa de Oliveira Falcão, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Beja (born 1922). *24 February – Infanta Maria Adelaide, royal (born 1912). *28 February – Jaime Graça, footballer (born 1942). See also *List of Portuguese films of 2012 References {{Years in Portugal 2010s in Portugal Years of the 21st century in Portugal Portugal Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Beja
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Beja ( la, Dioecesis Beiensis) is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Évora. History Beja (Portugal), Beja lies on the site of Pax Julia, or Paca, of the Romans, and is still surrounded by remains of old Roman walls, partly restored. The diocese was created 10 June 1770. Beja was taken from its Islamic rulers in 1162 by Afonso I of Portugal. Beja Cathedral is an old church, much modernized, of uncertain date. The chronicler Isidorus Pacensis, of the eighth century, was traditionally said to have been bishop of Beja; but this is now disputed.S. M. Imamuddin, ''Muslim Spain 711-1492 A.D.: A Sociological Study'' (1981), p. 19. See also *Catholic Church in Portugal References External links Official page {{authority control Roman Catholic dioceses in Portugal, Beja Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Evora, Beja, Roman Catholic Diocese of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Franco Da Costa De Oliveira Falcão
Manuel Franco da Costa de Oliveira Falcão (10 November 1922 – 21 February 2012) was a Portugal, Portuguese Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Manuel Franco da Costa de Oliveira Falcão was born in Lisbon, and was ordained a priest on 29 June 1951. Falcão was appointed auxiliary archbishop to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lisbon, Archdiocese of Lisbon on 6 December 1966, as well as titular bishop of Thelepte, and ordained bishop on 22 January 1967. Falcão was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Beja, Diocese of Beja on 8 September 1980 and would remain in the post until his retirement on 25 January 1999. See also *Roman Catholic Diocese of Beja, Diocese of Beja *Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lisbon, Archdiocese of Lisbon External linksCatholic-Hierarchy (Portuguese) 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Portugal 21st-cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 In Portugal
Events in the year 2005 in Portugal. Incumbents *List of Presidents of Portugal, President: Jorge Sampaio *List of Prime Ministers of Portugal, Prime Minister: **Pedro Santana Lopes (Social Democratic Party (Portugal), Social Democratic) (until 12 March) **José Sócrates (Socialist Party (Portugal), Socialist) (from 12 March) Events January to March *11 January – The government confirms that the Portuguese mission to Iraq, which has consisted of 120 police officers stationed in the southeastern city of Nasiriyah since November 2003, will end as planned on 12 February. *20 February – Portuguese legislative election, 2005, Legislative election: The Socialist Party (Portugal), Socialist Party led by José Sócrates wins a majority of seats in the Assembly of the Republic (Portugal), Assembly with 45.0% of the vote, the party's best ever result in a national election. The Social Democratic Party (Portugal), Social Democratic Party of outgoing Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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