Events in the year 1995 in

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 ...

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

: Mário Soares *

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

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 ...

(until 28 October),

António Guterres António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres ( , ; born 30 April 1949) is a Portuguese politician and diplomat. Since 2017, he has served as secretary-general of the United Nations, the ninth person to hold this title. A member of the Portuguese Socia ...

(from 28 October)

Events

* 1 October -

Legislative election A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...

Arts and entertainment

Portugal participated in the

Eurovision Song Contest 1995 The Eurovision Song Contest 1995 was the 40th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 13 May 1995 at the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (RTÉ) and presented by Ir ...

with

Tó Cruz Tó Cruz (born António José Ramos da Cruz, 9 July 1967, Lisbon) is a Portuguese singer of Cape Verdean descent, best known for his participation in the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest. Biography Cruz started out as a studio backing singer and v ...

and the song " Baunilha e chocolate".

Publications

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Blindness Visual impairment, also known as vision impairment, is a medical definition primarily measured based on an individual's better eye visual acuity; in the absence of treatment such as correctable eyewear, assistive devices, and medical treatment� ...

'', by

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 heco ...

Sports

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

, for the first-tier league seasons, see

1994–95 Primeira Divisão The 1994–95 Primeira Divisão was the 61st edition of top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 21 August 1994 with a match between Belenenses and Estrela da Amadora, and ended on 28 May 1995. The league was contested by 18 clubs with ...

and

1995–96 Primeira Divisão The 1995–96 Primeira Divisão was the 62nd edition of top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 19 August 1995 with a match between União de Leiria and Marítimo, and ended on 12 May 1996. Starting from this season, Portugal implemente ...

; for the cup seasons, see

1994–95 Taça de Portugal The 1994–95 Taça de Portugal was the 56th edition of the Portuguese Association football, football knockout tournament, organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The 1994–95 Taça de Portugal began in September 1994. The final was ...

and

1995–96 Taça de Portugal The 1995–96 Taça de Portugal was the 57th edition of the Portuguese Association football, football knockout tournament organized by the Portuguese Football Federation. The 1995–96 Taça de Portugal began in September 1995 and concluded with th ...

; for the second-tier league seasons, see

1994–95 Segunda Divisão de Honra The 1994–95 Segunda Divisão de Honra season was the fifth season of the competition and the 61st season of recognised second-tier football in Portugal. Overview The league was contested by 18 teams with Leça FC winning the championship and ...

and

1995–96 Segunda Divisão de Honra The 1995–96 Segunda Divisão de Honra season was the sixth season of the competition and the 62nd season of recognised second-tier football in Portugal. Overview The league was contested by 18 teams with Rio Ave FC winning the championship and ...

; for the third-tier league seasons, see

1994–95 Segunda Divisão B The 1994–95 Segunda Divisão season was the 61st season of the competition and the 45th season of recognised third-tier football in Portugal. Overview The league was contested by 54 teams in 3 divisions with Académico Viseu, Moreirense FC an ...

and

1995–96 Segunda Divisão B The 1995–96 Segunda Divisão season was the 62nd season of the competition and the 46th season of recognised third-tier football in Portugal. Overview The league was contested by 54 teams in 3 divisions with SC Covilhã, Varzim SC and CD Bej ...

; for the fourth-tier league seasons, see

1994–95 Terceira Divisão The 1994–95 Terceira Divisão season was the 45th season of the competition and the 5th season of recognised fourth-tier football in Portugal. Overview The league was contested by 108 teams in 6 divisions of 18 teams in each. Terceira Divisão ...

and

1995–96 Terceira Divisão The 1995–96 Terceira Divisão season was the 46th season of the competition and the 6th season of recognised fourth-tier football in Portugal. Overview The league was contested by 108 teams in 6 divisions of 18 teams in each. Terceira Divisão ...

. * 14–19 March - Algarve Cup * 3–10 April - Estoril Open * 10 June - Taça de Portugal Final * 23–30 July - FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship * 6 and 23 August - Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira * 24 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 ...

Births

* 4 January -

Miguel Oliveira Miguel Ângelo Falcão de Oliveira (; born 4 January 1995) is a Portuguese professional motorcycle racer who competes in the MotoGP World Championship for RNF MotoGP Team, getting the step up from KTM Tech3,

, motorcycle racer * 6 January -

Raphael Guzzo Raphael Gregório Guzzo (born 6 January 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Chaves. Formed at Benfica, where he was only a reserve, he played 70 Primeira Liga games and scored four goals for Tond ...

, footballer (born in Brazil) * 11 January -

Tiago Sá Tiago Magalhães de Sá (born 11 January 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for S.C. Braga as a goalkeeper. Formed at Braga, where he was mainly a reserve and back-up, he made over 50 first-team appearances and won the 202 ...

, footballer * 26 January -

Cristian Ponde Cristian Ioan Ponde (born 26 January 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club S.C. Farense. Club career Born in Făurești, Romania, Ponde emigrated to Portugal with his parents before his 10th birthday, and ...

, footballer * 30 January -

Tomás Podstawski Tomás Martins Podstawski ( pl, Tomasz Podstawski; born 30 January 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Cypriot club Karmiotissa Polemidion FC as a central midfielder. He began his professional career at Porto, where he ma ...

, footballer * 18 March -

Frederico Ferreira Silva Frederico Ferreira "Kiko" Silva (born 18 March 1995) is a Portuguese tennis player who currently plays at ITF Men's Circuit and ATP Challenger Tour. In May 2021, Silva reached a career singles high ranking of No. 168. He also reached a career-hi ...

, tennis player * 24 March - Núrio Fortuna, footballer * 25 March - Ricardo Tavares, footballer * 30 March -

Ivo Tiago Santos Rodrigues Ivo Tiago dos Santos Rodrigues (born 30 March 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for F.C. Famalicão mainly as a left winger. Formed at Porto where he made a single Taça da Liga appearance, he played in the Primeira Liga f ...

, footballer * 7 April -

Mauro Riquicho Mauro Alves Riquicho (born 7 April 1995) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Club career Born in Cascais, Lisbon District of Mozambican descent, Riquicho joined Sporting CP's youth system at the age of 12. ...

, footballer * 18 April -

Francisco Geraldes Francisco 'Chico' Oliveira Geraldes (born 18 April 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim. Club career Born in Lisbon, Geraldes joined local Sporting ...

, footballer * 18 June -

João Graça João Pedro Salazar da Graça (born 18 June 1995 in Porto) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Rio Ave as a midfielder. Club career On 10 November 2013, Graça made his professional debut with FC Porto B in a 2013–14 Segunda Liga match a ...

, footballer * 18 June - Ricardo Santos, footballer * 25 July - Luís Manuel Gonçalves Silva, footballer * 30 July -

Nélson Monte Nélson Macedo Monte (born 30 July 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for G.D. Chaves on loan from Ukrainian club SC Dnipro-1 as a right-back or a central defender. Club career Rio Ave Born in Vila do Conde, Monte joined lo ...

, footballer * 25 September - Hugo Viveiros, footballer * 21 October -

Daniel Podence Daniel Castelo Podence (born 21 October 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Wolverhampton Wanderers. He started his career with Sporting CP, appearing in 40 competitive matches and also being loaned to ...

, footballer * 31 October -

Joana Valle Costa Joana Valle Costa (born 31 October 1995) is a Portuguese former professional tennis player. She won two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career. On 27 May 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 782. On 25 February 2013 ...

, tennis player * 19 November -

João Nunes (footballer, born 1995) João Aniceto Grandela Nunes (born 19 November 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Casa Pia A.C. as a central defender. Club career Benfica Born in Setúbal, Nunes began his career with S.L. Benfica, joining the club's y ...

, Portuguese footballer * 9 December - José Costa, a normal guy * 15 December - Xéxé, footballer * 28 December - Marcos Lopes, footballer

Deaths

* 21 March - João de Freitas do Amaral, politician and journalist * 14 April -

António Lopes Ribeiro António Filipe Lopes Ribeiro (16 April 1908 in Lisbon – 1995) was a Portuguese film director. Son of Manuel Henrique Correia da Silva Ribeiro and wife Ester da Nazaré Lopes, he was the older brother of actor Ribeirinho. Filmography *''Dia ...

, film director * 16 August -

António Vilar António Vilar (October 31, 1912 – August 16, 1995) was a Portuguese actor who worked in Spanish cinema as well as appearing in at least one French film and in one Italian film. He also acted in Portuguese cinema Selected filmography *''O p� ...

, actor * 8 November -

Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello (1 September 1924 – 8 November 1995) was a Portuguese sailor. Together with his brother Duarte Manuel Bello he competed at the 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a silver medal in the Swallow class in 1948, ...

, competitive sailor * 18 December - António Roquete, footballer * Carlos Dias, fencer *

Maria Inês Ribeiro da Fonseca Menez or Maria Inês Ribeiro da Fonseca, GOSE (9 September 1926, in Lisbon – 11 April 1995) was a Portuguese painter. Her major body of work consists of paintings and drawings but she also produced ceramics, engravings, silk-screen prints ...

, painter

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