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1927 In Portugal
Events in the year 1927 in Portugal. Incumbents * President: Óscar Carmona * Prime Minister: Óscar Carmona Events *April - Establishment of the Order of Public Instruction Sport *22 January - Establishment of the Portuguese Chess Federation *20 March - Establishment of S.L. Benfica (basketball) *12 June - Campeonato de Portugal Final *17 August - Establishment of the Federação Portuguesa de Basquetebol *Establishment of the Federação Portuguesa de Vela *Establishment of F.C. Marco *Establishment of the Volta a Portugal *Establishment of the Falperra International Hill Climb Births *24 February - David Mourão-Ferreira, writer, poet (died 1996) *1 March - Ruy de Carvalho, actor *10 March - Raúl Figueiredo, footballer *9 April - Francisco Rocha, footballer *30 June - António Jonet, modern pentathlete (died 2007) *26 July - Matateu, footballer (died 2000) *27 July - Adelaide João, actress (died 2021) *27 August - António Reis, film director, screenwriter, p ...
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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 ...
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2007 In Portugal
The year 2007 in Portugal. Incumbents *President: Aníbal Cavaco Silva *Prime Minister: José Sócrates Events May *May 3: Disappearance of Madeleine McCann, in Praia da Luz, Algarve. *May 29: Prime Minister José Sócrates visits Russia. *May 30: General strike. June *June 25: Opening of the Berardo Museum in Lisbon. July *July 1: Beginning of the Portuguese presidency of the European Union. *July 4: The 1st EU-Brazil summit takes place in Lisbon. *July 15: Local elections in Lisbon. António Costa is elected mayor. September *September 28: Luís Filipe Menezes wins the elections in PSD and become the leader of the main opposition party. October *October 25: Visit of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin to Portugal. *October 26: EU-Russia summit in Mafra. November *November 5: A road accident on Auto-estrada A23, in the municipality of Vila Velha de Ródão, killed 15 people and injured 22. December *December 8 - December 9: Africa-EU Summit. *December 13: Signi ...
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Carlos Montez Melancia
Carlos Montez Melancia (21 August 1927 – 23 October 2022) was a Portuguese politician who was the Governor of Macau from 9 July 1987 to 23 April 1991. Biography Melancia was born in Alpiarça, Santarém District, Portugal in 1927. In 1991, his alleged corruption affairs were published in the media. He was subsequently indicted for suspected bribe taking by the Prosecutor General of the Republic, thus causing him to resign from the post in that year. Melancia was later acquitted and found innocent of all charges by the Portuguese Supreme Court in 2002. He also served as Minister of Industry and Technology (1976–1978) and Minister of the Sea (1983–1985). Melancia was the godson of José Relvas, a key figure of the 5 October 1910 revolution and prominent politician in the First Portuguese Republic. Carlos Melancia died on 23 October 2022, at the age of 95. See also * Portuguese Macau Portuguese Macau (officially the Province of Macau until 1976, and then the Aut ...
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2009 In Portugal
Events in the year 2009 in Portugal. Incumbents *President of Portugal, President: Aníbal Cavaco Silva *Prime Minister of Portugal, Prime Minister: José Sócrates Events *May 2009 to early 2010 – A 2009 flu pandemic in Portugal, flu pandemic resulted in 122 deaths in Portugal. *11 October – Portuguese local election, 2009 Arts and entertainment *''To Die Like a Man'', a Portuguese drama film directed by João Pedro Rodrigues. *In music: Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. Sports Association football, Football (soccer) competitions: 2008–09 Primeira Liga, Primeira Liga, 2008–09 Liga de Honra, Liga de Honra, 2008–09 Taça da Liga, Taça da Liga, 2008–09 Taça de Portugal, Taça de Portugal. Deaths *26 January – Fernando Amaral, politician (b. 1925 in Portugal, 1925). *3 February – António dos Reis Rodrigues, Roman Catholic Bishop (b. 1918 in Portugal, 1918) *17 February – Conchita Cintrón, Chile-born Peruvian torera (female bullfighter), died i ...
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José Manuel De Mello
José Manuel de Mello (8 December 1927 – 16 September 2009) was a Portuguese businessman who founded the conglomerate Grupo José de Mello. He was the heir of an older industrial conglomerate, Companhia União Fabril (CUF), which had been founded by his grandfather Alfredo da Silva Alfredo Da Silva (February 20, 1935 – January 26, 2020) was a painter, graphic artist, and photographer, known for his abstract expressionism. He came to international prominence in 1959 and remained so until his death in 2020. Biography .... José Manuel started to work for CUF until the Carnation Revolution military coup in Lisbon, on 25 April 1974. With the pro- communist inspiration of the radical events that followed the coup, José Manuel de Mello had to leave the country in 1975. Some years later, as democracy and modern capitalism prevailed in post-revolutionary Portugal, Mello, like many other political refugees of the entrepreneurial class, returned to his country. He then resumed ...
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1993 In Portugal
Events in the year 1993 in Portugal. Incumbents *President: Mário Soares *Prime Minister: Aníbal Cavaco Silva Events Popular culture For events in television, see 1993 in Portuguese television. Sport * Establishment of the Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino. Notable births * 17 January - José Sá, association footballer * 18 January - João Carlos Teixeira, footballer * 19 January - João Mário, footballer * 22 January - Alex Marques, footballer (died 2013) * 26 February - Tiago Ilori, footballer * 30 July - André Gomes, footballer * 6 October - Ricardo Pereira, footballer * 18 October - Ivan Cavaleiro, footballer * 16 November - Nélson Semedo Nélson Cabral Semedo (born 16 November 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Portugal national team. Semedo began his career at Sintrense before joini ..., Nélson Semedo Notable deaths References {{Year in Eu ...
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João Baptista Martins
João is the Portuguese equivalent of the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enumerated in the sections below. Kings * João I of Kongo, ruled 1470–1509 * João II of Lemba or João Manuel II of Kongo, ruled 1680–1716 * Dharmapala of Kotte, last King of the Kingdom of Kotte, reigned 1551–1597 Princes * João Manuel, Hereditary Prince of Portugal (1537–1554), son of John III * Infante João, Duke of Beja (1842–1861) Arts and literature * João Bosco, Brazilian musician * João Cabral de Melo Neto, Brazilian poet and diplomat * Joao Constancia, Filipino singer, actor and dancer * João Donato, Brazilian musician * João de Deus de Nogueira Ramos, Portuguese poet * João Gilberto, Brazilian musician * João Guimarães Rosa, Brazilian novelist, short story writer, and diplomat * João Miguel (actor), Brazilian actor * João Nogueira, Brazilian m ...
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2003 In Portugal
Events in the year 2003 in Portugal. Incumbents *President: Jorge Sampaio *Prime Minister: José Manuel Barroso Events Arts and entertainment *International Sand Sculpture Festival established; held annually in Pêra, Algarve Sports *20 January to 2 February – The 2003 World Men's Handball Championship took place in Portugal *Football (soccer) competitions: Primeira Liga, Liga de Honra Births Deaths *10 July – Manuel Vasques, football player (born 1926). *30 November – António Jesus Correia, football player (born 1924) Full date missing * Manuel Pereira da Silva, sculptor (born 1920) See also * List of Portuguese films of 2003 References {{Years in Portugal 2000s in Portugal Portugal Years of the 21st century in Portugal 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 includ ...
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Bentes
António de Deus da Costa Matos Bentes de Oliveira (29 August 1927 – 6 February 2003) known as Bentes, was a Portuguese footballer who played as forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People * Forward (surname) Sports * Forward (association football) * Forward (basketball), including: ** Point forward ** Power forward (basketball) ** Sm .... External links * * * 1927 births Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football forwards Primeira Liga players Académica de Coimbra (football) players Portugal men's international footballers 2003 deaths Footballers from Braga {{portugal-footy-forward-stub ...
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1991 In Portugal
Events in the year 1991 in Portugal. Incumbents * President: Mário Soares * Prime Minister: Aníbal Cavaco Silva Events January * 13 January – 1991 Portuguese presidential election: President Mário Soares (in office since 1986) is re-elected for a second term with more than 70% of the votes. He was supported by PS and PSD, the two major parties in Portugal. March *7 March – Dulce Pontes wins the 1991 Festival RTP da Canção, with the song '' Lusitana paixão''. Dulce Pontes thus became the representative of Portugal at the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest. *9 March – Mário Soares takes the oath of office for a second term as President of Portugal. May *10–13 May – Pope John Paul II visits Portugal. The Pope visited Lisbon, Fátima, the Azores and Funchal. *31 May – Bicesse Accords are signed. June *4 June – The Assembly of the Republic approves the 1990 Orthographic Agreement. *14 June – Opening of 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship. The tournament ...
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António Reis
António Ferreira Gonçalves dos Reis, known as António Reis (27 August 1927 – 10 September 1991), was a Portuguese film director, screenwriter and producer, poet, sculptor and ethnographer. He was married to Margarida Cordeiro, co-director of most of his films. He is considered one of the most important directors of his country, due to the originality of his style. He was a teacher at the Lisbon Theatre and Film School for several years. His work and films influenced subsequent directors. This influence originated a cinematographic family commonly referred to as ''The School of Reis''. His only daughter Ana Cordeiro Reis is a writer and contemporary composer. Filmography *1959 : ''Auto de Floripes'' (co-director) *1963 : ''Painéis do Porto'' *1964 : ''Do Céu ao Rio'' (co-director witCésar Guerra Leal *1966 : ''Alto do Rabagão'' (co-director with César Guerra Leal) *1966 : ''Mudar de Vida'' (directed by Paulo Rocha, script by António Reis) *1974 : ''Jaime'' *1976 : '' ...
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2021 In Portugal
Events in the year 2021 in Portugal. Incumbents * President of Portugal, President: Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa * Prime Minister of Portugal, Prime Minister: António Costa (Socialist Party (Portugal), Socialist) Events Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal *24 January – 2021 Portuguese presidential election. * 19 April – Thousands march in Lisbon against a proposed ban of Portuguese far-right party Chega (political party), Chega. Deaths *1 January – Carlos do Carmo, fado singer (b. 1939). *13 May - Maria João Abreu, actress (b. 1964). * 25 July – Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, military officer (b. 1936). References

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