Events in the year 1991 in Portugal.

Incumbents

* President: Mário Soares * Prime Minister:

Aníbal Cavaco Silva Aníbal António Cavaco Silva, GCC, GColL, GColIH (; born 15 July 1939) is a Portuguese economist who served as the 19th president of Portugal, in office from 9 March 2006 to 9 March 2016. He had been previously prime minister of Portugal fro ...

Events

January

* 13 January –

1991 Portuguese presidential election The 1991 Portuguese presidential election was held on 13 January. The re-election of the hugely popular Mário Soares was never in doubt, specially after the then-ruling PSD, led by Prime Minister Aníbal Cavaco Silva announced its support. There ...

: 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 The Eurovision Song Contest 1991 was the 36th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Rome, Italy, following the country's victory at the with the song " Insieme: 1992" by Toto Cutugno and was organised by the European Br ...

. *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 Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...

, Fátima, the Azores and Funchal. *31 May –

Bicesse Accords The Bicesse Accords, also known as the Estoril Accords, laid out a transition to multi-party democracy in Angola under the supervision of the United Nations' UNAVEM II mission. President José Eduardo dos Santos of the MPLA and Jonas Savimbi of U ...

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 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship was the eighth staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship, an international football competition organized by FIFA for men's youth national teams, and the eighth since it was established in 1977 as the FIFA ...

. The tournament was hosted by Portugal and was played across 5 cities. Portugal U-20 team were the defending champions. *24 June – São João Bridge is opened. *30 June – Portugal wins the

, defeating Brazil in a final played at Estádio da Luz, in Lisbon. Portugal thus renewed the title they had conquered in the previous Championship, held in 1989. Many of the players of the victorious 1989 and 1991 youth squads (such as Luís Figo, Rui Costa and Fernando Couto) would later become the Golden Generation of the Portuguese senior team, a generation which would reach the semifinals of UEFA Euro 2000, the final of UEFA Euro 2004 and the semifinals of

2006 FIFA World Cup The 2006 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Germany 2006, was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to host the ...

September

*13 September – Lisbon–Oporto motorway is completed.

October

* 6 October -

1991 Portuguese legislative election The 1991 Portuguese legislative election took place on 6 October. The election renewed all 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic. There was a reduction of 20 seats compared with previous elections, due to the 1989 Constitutional revision. ...

: Led by

, the incumbent centre-right PSD wins an historical absolute majority, renewing the majority they had conquered in the 1987 election. Prime Minister Cavaco Silva (in office since 1985) is appointed for a third term in office.

Arts and entertainment

Portugal participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 with Dulce Pontes and the song " Lusitana paixão".

Sports

In association football, for the first-tier league seasons, see

1990–91 Primeira Divisão The 1990–91 Primeira Divisão was the 57th edition of top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 19 August 1990 with a match between Farense and Nacional, and ended on 26 May 1991. The league was contested by 20 clubs with Porto as the ...

and

1991–92 Primeira Divisão The 1991–92 Primeira Divisão was the Primeira Liga#Primeira Liga all-time ranking, 58th edition of top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 18 August 1991 with a match between G.D. Chaves, Desp. Chaves and G.D. Estoril Praia, Estoril, a ...

; for the cup seasons, see

1990–91 Taça de Portugal The 1990–91 Taça de Portugal was the 52nd edition of the Portuguese Association football, football knockout tournament, organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The 1990–91 Taça de Portugal began in September 1990. The final was ...

and

1991–92 Taça de Portugal The 1991–92 Taça de Portugal was the 53rd edition of the Portuguese football knockout tournament, organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The 1991–92 Taça de Portugal began in September 1991. The final was played on 24 May 199 ...

* 2 June - Taça de Portugal Final * 14–30 June - FIFA World Youth Championship * 22 September -

Portuguese Grand Prix The Portuguese Grand Prix (''Grande Prémio de Portugal'') is a motorsports event that was first held in 1951 as a sportscar event, and then intermittently disappearing for many years before being revived again. In 1964 event was held as a spo ...

* 1–4 November -

European Acrobatics Championships The Acrobatic Gymnastics European Championships are the main acrobatic gymnastics championships in Europe. The championships are organized by European Gymnastics, formerly known as the European Union of Gymnastics (French: ''Union Européenne de ...

Births

* 29 January - Rafaël Dias, footballer * 5 February -

Irina Rodrigues Irina Cristiana Carreira Rodrigues (born 5 February 1991) is a Portuguese athlete specializing in the discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a ...

, discus thrower * 22 February -

Joana Vasconcelos Joana Vasconcelos (born 1971) is a Portuguese artist known for her large-scale installations. Biography Vasconcelos was born in 1971 in Paris, France. Her family returned home to Portugal after their exile to France and following the Carnation ...

, sprint canoer * 5 March - Ruizinho, footballer * 20 April -

Rui Caetano Rui Miguel Teixeira Caetano (born 20 April 1991) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a left winger. He began his career with Paços de Ferreira, playing 100 Primeira Liga games for that club and Gil Vicente. He also re ...

, footballer * 7 May -

Evandro Brandão Evandro Elmer de Carvalho Brandão (born 7 May 1991) is an Angolan professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Alverca as a striker. Club career England Brandão was born in Luanda, Angola, but spent the first years of his life in P ...

, footballer (born in Angola) * 16 May -

Amido Baldé Amido Baldé (born 16 May 1991) is a Guinea-Bissauan professional footballer who plays as a forward. He started his career with Sporting CP, being loaned several times over the duration of his contract and winning the 2013 Portuguese Cup with ...

, footballer * 27 May -

Mário Rui Mário Rui Silva Duarte (born 27 May 1991), known as Mário Rui, is a Portuguese Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, left-back for club S.S.C. Napoli, Napoli and the Portugal national foo ...

, footballer * 28 June - Tijane Reis, footballer (born in Guinea-Bissau) * 29 June - Júlio Regufe Alves, footballer * 1 July - Diogo Figueiras, footballer * 7 July - César André Costa Dias, futsal player * 21 July -

Sara Sampaio Sara Pinto Sampaio (born 21 July 1991) is a Portuguese model best known for being a Victoria's Secret Angel. Sampaio is a Giorgio Armani beauty ambassador and works for Calzedonia. She was the first Portuguese model in the ''Sports Illustrated ...

, model * 31 July -

Filipa Azevedo Filipa Daniela Azevedo de Magalhães (, born 31 July 1991), is a Portuguese singer. She is currently resident in the United Kingdom while attending music school in London. Azevedo represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with ...

, singer * 7 August -

Dolores Silva Dolores Isabel Jacome Silva (; born 7 August 1991) is a Portuguese international football player. She plays as a midfielder for SC Braga and the Portugal women's national team. Club career Silva joined 1º Dezembro at the age of 16 and won the ...

, footballer * 8 August -

Nélson Oliveira Nélson Miguel Castro Oliveira (; born 8 August 1991) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Greek Super League club PAOK. Formed at S.L. Benfica, he made 24 appearances and scored three goals for the club, whil ...

, footballer * 31 August - António Félix da Costa, auto racing driver * 9 September - Danilo Pereira, footballer * 29 September -

Pelé Edson Arantes do Nascimento (; born 23 October 1940), known as Pelé (), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and labelled "the greatest" by FIFA, ...

, footballer * 5 October - Renato Santos, footballer * 19 October - Flávio Ferreira, footballer * 11 November -

Salvador Agra Salvador José Milhazes Agra (born 11 November 1991) is a Portuguese professional Association football, footballer who plays for Boavista F.C. as a Midfielder#Winger, winger. In a Journeyman (sports), journeyman career, he made over 200 Primeira ...

, footballer * 29 December -

Lassana Camará Lassana Camará (born 29 December 1991), commonly known as Saná, is a Bissau-Guinean footballer who plays as a central midfielder. He also holds Portuguese citizenship. Club career Born in Bissau, Guinea Bissau, Saná spent four years in S.L. ...

, footballer

Deaths

* 18 August - Luís Lindley Cintra, linguist * 10 September -

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 ...

, filmmaker, poet, sculptor, ethnographer

References

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