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2008 In Portugal
Events in the year 2008 in Portugal. Incumbents *President: Aníbal Cavaco Silva *Prime Minister: José Sócrates Arts and entertainment In music: Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. Film *''From Now On'' released in Portugal. Sports Football (soccer) competitions: Primeira Liga, Liga de Honra, Taça da Liga, Taça de Portugal. Deaths *3 January – Antônio Matias, judoka (born 1963). *21 February – Madalena Barbosa, feminist (b. 1942). *20 March – Carlos Galvão de Melo, military officer and politician (born 1921) *22 April – Francisco Martins Rodrigues, anti-Fascist resistant (b. 1927) See also *List of Portuguese films of 2008 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 ... [...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] |
2008 In Europe
Events from the year 2008 in Europe. Incumbents European Union *President of the European Commission: José Manuel Barroso * President of the Parliament: Hans-Gert Pöttering *President of the European Council: ** Janez Janša (January–June) ** Nicolas Sarkozy (July–December) * Presidency of the Council of the EU: **Slovenia (January–July) **France (July–December) Events *January 1: Cyprus and Malta becomes a eurozone member, adopting the euro for the first time. *May 21: The first all-English European Cup final saw Manchester United beat Chelsea on penalties after a 1–1 draw in Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium. *August 7–16: Russia–Georgia war *August 28: The Russian group Voina staged the Fuck for the heir Puppy Bear! performance at the Timiryazev State Biological Museum in Moscow to protest at the election of Dmitry Medvedev in the 2008 Russian presidential election. *December 6: A police officer assassinated 15-year-old student Alexis Grigoropoulos. Large riots too ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000s In Portugal
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the complica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 In Portugal
Events in the year 2008 in Portugal. Incumbents *President: Aníbal Cavaco Silva *Prime Minister: José Sócrates Arts and entertainment In music: Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. Film *''From Now On'' released in Portugal. Sports Football (soccer) competitions: Primeira Liga, Liga de Honra, Taça da Liga, Taça de Portugal. Deaths *3 January – Antônio Matias, judoka (born 1963). *21 February – Madalena Barbosa, feminist (b. 1942). *20 March – Carlos Galvão de Melo, military officer and politician (born 1921) *22 April – Francisco Martins Rodrigues, anti-Fascist resistant (b. 1927) See also *List of Portuguese films of 2008 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Portuguese Films Of 2008
A list of Portuguese films that were first released in 2008. See also * 2008 in Portugal References {{DEFAULTSORT:Portuguese Films Of 2008 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ... Lists of 2008 films by country or language 2008 in Portugal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Martins Rodrigues
Francisco Martins Rodrigues (1927, Moura - April 22, 2008) was a Portuguese anti-Fascist resistant and the founder of the Portuguese Marxist-Leninist Committee in 1964, which was one of the country's first major Marxist-Leninist organizations. Rodrigues was imprisoned numerous times by the PIDE, including a long prison term between 1965 and the Carnation Revolution in April 1974. On January 3, 1960, he, Álvaro Cunhal, and eight others escaped from Peniche Fortress to the great embarrassment of the government. Francisco Martins Rodrigues died of cancer in Lisbon, Portugal, on April 22, 2008, at the age of 81. His funeral A funeral is a ceremony connected with the final disposition of a corpse, such as a burial or cremation, with the attendant observances. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember and respect th ... and cremation was held at the Cemitério do Alto São João. References External links Publico: Francis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1921 In Portugal
Events in the year 1921 in Portugal. Incumbents *President: António José de Almeida *Prime Ministers: Seven different Events *6 March – Portuguese Communist Party founded *10 July – Portuguese legislative election, 1921. Arts and entertainment Sports *Gondomar S.C. founded * A.D. Ovarense founded *S.C. Braga founded Births *4 August – Carlos Galvão de Melo, military officer and politician (died 2008) Deaths *7 June – Sebastião Custódio de Sousa Teles, military officer and politician (born 1847) *19 October – António Granjo António Joaquim Granjo (27 December 1881 – 19 October 1921; ) was a Portuguese lawyer and politician who served twice as prime minister during 1920 and 1921, until his assassination. Biography Granjo was born in Chaves.Already a committed ..., lawyer and politician (born 1881) References {{Year in Europe, 1921 1920s in Portugal Years of the 20th century in Portugal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Galvão De Melo
Carlos Galvão de Melo (4 August 1921 – 20 March 2008) was a Portuguese military officer from the Portuguese Air Force. Life Galvão de Melo was the eldest of nine children of António Augusto Ferreira de Melo, a merchant based in Mozambqiue, and wife Cecília Rosa Teles de Noronha Galvão. He joined the Portuguese Air Force in 1942 and trained in the United Kingdom and France. Between 1951 and 1954 he was posted at the NATO joint command headquarters, while between 1954 and 1957 he was posted in Goa (then under Portuguese control) to supervise the construction of Dabolim Air Port. Subsequently, he commanded the Fifteenth Squadron 'Reyes', based in Porto (1957-1962), and the Eleventh Bomber Regiment based in Angola (1962-1966). Later he was Military Attache to South Africa from 1966 to 1970, and served (1970-1973) as Military Attache to Brazil. In 1973 he became Commander of the Second Home Front Division. When on 25 April 1974 the Carnation Revolution broke out in Portugal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madalena Barbosa
Madalena Barbosa (March 13, 1942 – February 21, 2008) was the founder of the Movement for the Liberation of Women (Movimento de Libertação das Mulheres), in April 1974, created to "fight for the right to equality of opportunity without discrimination of gender". In 1980, Madalena Barbosa joined the Commission on the Status of Women, Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality. In the interim election of 2007 she was a candidate for the Municipal Chamber of Lisbon by the left-wing Citizens Movement for Lisbon (Movimento Cidadãos por Lisboa). In the course of her career, the activist represented Portugal and the European Union in various summits and international conferences, particularly in New York City. Madalena Barbosa self-identified as "feminist, socialist and woman", called a "gender expert" in other places in the world. Madalena Barbosa died a day before the launch of ''Que Força é Essa'' ("What is This Force"), her chronicle of reflection on issues such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antônio Matias
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 200 since the mid 20th century. In the English language it is translated as Anthony, and has some female derivatives: Antonia, Antónia, Antonieta, Antonietta, and Antonella'. It also has some male derivatives, such as Anthonio, Antón, Antò, Antonis, Antoñito, Antonino, Antonello, Tonio, Tono, Toño, Toñín, Tonino, Nantonio, Ninni, Totò, Tó, Tonini, Tony, Toni, Toninho, Toñito, and Tõnis. The Portuguese equivalent is António ( Portuguese orthography) or Antônio (Brazilian Portuguese). In old Portuguese the form Antão was also used, not just to differentiate between older and younger but also between more and less important. In Galicia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007–08 Taça De Portugal
The 2007–08 Taça de Portugal was the 68th edition of the Portuguese football knockout tournament, organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The 2007–08 Taça de Portugal began on 2 September 2007. The final was played on 18 May 2008 at the Estádio Nacional. Sporting CP were the previous holders, having defeated Belenenses 1–0 in the previous season's final. Sporting CP regained the Taça de Portugal by defeating Porto, 2–0 in the final to win there fifteenth Taça de Portugal. By winning the Taça de Portugal, Sporting CP qualified for the 2008 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. Format and schedule * Os Marítimos (IV) did not participate in the competition. * Marítimo B (III) was unable to compete in the domestic cup competition due to the possibility of encountering their senior side in the competition. Teams Primeira Liga * Académica de Coimbra * Belenenses * Benfica * Boavista * Braga * Estrela da Amadora * Leixões * Marítimo * Nacional * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
