1970 In Portugal
Events in the year 1970 in Portugal. Incumbents * President: Américo Tomás * Prime Minister: Marcelo Caetano Events *22 November – Operation Green Sea, an attack on Conakry, the capital of Guinea Undated * Operation Gordian Knot, a military campaign in Portuguese Mozambique, part of the Portuguese Colonial War (1961–1974). *The Portuguese Workers' Communist Party, a Maoist political party, founded Arts and entertainment Sports Births Deaths *26 April – Francisco Cunha Leal, politician (born 1888) *3 June – Aníbal Milhais, the most decorated Portuguese soldier of World War I (born 1895). *27 July – António de Oliveira Salazar, professor and politician (born 1889) *22 November – Casimiro de Oliveira, racing driver (born 1907 Events January * January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 Mw earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000. February * February 11 – The French warship ''Je ...
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Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, In recognized minority languages of Portugal: :* mwl, República Pertuesa is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. It features the westernmost point in continental Europe, its mainland west and south border with the North Atlantic Ocean and in the north and east, the Portugal-Spain border, constitutes the longest uninterrupted border-line in the European Union. Its archipelagos form two autonomous regions with their own regional governments. On the mainland, Alentejo region occupies the biggest area but is one of the least densely populated regions of Europe. Lisbon is the capital and largest city by population, being also the main spot for tourists alongside Porto, the Algarve and Madeira. One of the oldest countries in Europe, its territory has been continuously settled and fought over since prehistoric tim ...
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Francisco Cunha Leal
Francisco Pinto da Cunha Leal (22 August 1888 – 26 April 1970) was a Portuguese politician during the period of the Portuguese First Republic The First Portuguese Republic ( pt, Primeira República Portuguesa; officially: ''República Portuguesa'', Portuguese Republic) spans a complex 16-year period in the history of Portugal, between the end of the period of constitutional monarchy .... He served as 84th Prime Minister of Portugal between 1921 and 1922. References 1888 births 1970 deaths People from Penamacor Nationalist Republican Party (Portugal) politicians Prime Ministers of Portugal Finance ministers of Portugal {{Portugal-politician-stub ...
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1970 In Europe
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on ...
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1970 In Portugal
Events in the year 1970 in Portugal. Incumbents * President: Américo Tomás * Prime Minister: Marcelo Caetano Events *22 November – Operation Green Sea, an attack on Conakry, the capital of Guinea Undated * Operation Gordian Knot, a military campaign in Portuguese Mozambique, part of the Portuguese Colonial War (1961–1974). *The Portuguese Workers' Communist Party, a Maoist political party, founded Arts and entertainment Sports Births Deaths *26 April – Francisco Cunha Leal, politician (born 1888) *3 June – Aníbal Milhais, the most decorated Portuguese soldier of World War I (born 1895). *27 July – António de Oliveira Salazar, professor and politician (born 1889) *22 November – Casimiro de Oliveira, racing driver (born 1907 Events January * January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 Mw earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000. February * February 11 – The French warship ''Je ...
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1907 In Portugal
Events in the year 1907 in Portugal. Incumbents *Monarch: Emmanuel II *Prime Minister: João Franco Events Arts and entertainment Sports *Leixões Sport Club founded Births *28 March – Lúcia dos Santos, nun (died 2005). *11 August – José Delfim, Portuguese footballer (d. unknown). *8 September – Casimiro de Oliveira, racing driver (died 1970) *6 November – Delfim Santos, academic, philosopher, educationist, essayist and book and movie reviewer (died 1966). Deaths *1 August – Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro, politician (born 1849) References {{Year in Europe, 1907 1900s in Portugal Portugal Years of the 20th century in Portugal Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, In recognized minority languages of Portugal: :* mwl, República Pertuesa is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Macaronesian ...

Casimiro De Oliveira
Antonio Casimiro Pinto de Oliveira (8 September 1907 – 22 November 1970) was a Portuguese racing driver. He was entered for the 1958 Portuguese Grand Prix but he was not present during the weekend. He was responsible for organizing the event. His brother was Manoel de Oliveira, a famed film director who managed to survive him by nearly 45 years. Career He began his career in motorsport before the Second World War, often driving with his brother, who briefly raced before starting his directing career. In 1937, he gained some attention by beating Tazio Nuvolari and Rudolf Hasse in a race at the Circuit International de Vila Real. Bugatti then appealed him to race at the Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix in 1938. He qualified last and eventually after a long race, finished fifth. The Second World War then stopped his racing career, like most drivers of that era. After the war, he raced in sports cars, winning the Portuguese Grand Prix in 1951 and finishing second in 1952 and 1953. In 1958, ...
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1889 In Portugal
Events in the year 1889 in Portugal. Incumbents * Monarch: Charles I (beginning October 19) * Prime Minister: José Luciano de Castro Events * 20 October – Portuguese legislative election, 1889 Arts and entertainment Sports Births * 28 April – António de Oliveira Salazar, professor and politician (died 1970) * 30 October – Manuel Guerra, sports shooter. * 15 November – Manuel II of Portugal, king (died 1932) Deaths * 26 September – Infante Augusto, Duke of Coimbra, Royal prince (born 1847) * 19 October – Luís I of Portugal, king (born 1838) References {{Year in Europe, 1889 1880s in Portugal Portugal Years of the 19th century in Portugal Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, In recognized minority languages of Portugal: :* mwl, República Pertuesa is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Macaronesian ...

António De Oliveira Salazar
António de Oliveira Salazar (, , ; 28 April 1889 – 27 July 1970) was a Portuguese dictator who served as President of the Council of Ministers from 1932 to 1968. Having come to power under the ("National Dictatorship"), he reframed the regime as the ("New State"), a corporatist dictatorship that ruled Portugal from 1933 until 1974. Salazar was a political economy professor at University of Coimbra. Salazar entered public life as finance minister with the support of President Óscar Carmona after the 28 May 1926 coup d'état. The military of 1926 saw themselves as the guardians of the nation in the wake of the instability and perceived failure of the First Republic, but they had no clue how to address the critical challenges of the hour. Within one year, armed with special powers, Salazar balanced the budget and stabilized Portugal's currency. Salazar produced the first of many budgetary surpluses. He promoted civilian administration in the authoritarian regime when ...
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1895 In Portugal
Events in the year 1895 in Portugal. Incumbents *Monarch: Charles I *Prime Minister: Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro Events *17 November – Portuguese legislative election, 1895 Arts and entertainment Sports Births *9 July – Aníbal Milhais, the most decorated Portuguese soldier of World War I (died 1970). Deaths *7 January – João Crisóstomo de Abreu e Sousa, prime minister (born 1811) References {{Year in Europe, 1895 1890s in Portugal Portugal Years of the 19th century in Portugal Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, In recognized minority languages of Portugal: :* mwl, República Pertuesa is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Macaronesian ...

Aníbal Milhais
Aníbal Augusto Milhais GOTE (; 9 July 1895 – 3 June 1970), nicknamed "Soldado Milhões" (; "Soldier Millions", for being "worth a million men"), was the most decorated Portuguese soldier of World War I and the only Portuguese soldier awarded the highest national honour, the Military Order of the Tower and of the Sword, of Valour, Loyalty and Merit on the battlefield instead of the usual public ceremony in Lisbon. Origin Milhais was a farmer; he was born on 9 July 1895 in the small village of Valongo de Milhais, a parish of Murça, in northern Portugal. In the war On 30 July 1915 he was drafted into the Infantry of Bragança. In 1917, he was mobilized to join the Portuguese Expeditionary Corps. He arrived in France in the same year, as a member of the Trás os Montes Brigade of the 2nd Infantry Division of the Expeditionary Corps. The division was deployed to the front line. The participation of Portugal in World War I took place mostly in Flanders, Belgium. Portugues ...
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1888 In Portugal
Events in the year 1888 in Portugal. Incumbents *Monarch: Louis I *Prime Minister: José Luciano de Castro Events *21 June – first published issue of the newspaper ''Jornal de Notícias'' Arts and entertainment ''Os Maias'' – novel by José Maria de Eça de Queiroz Sports Births *22 August – Francisco Cunha Leal, politician (died 1970) *30 December – Ruimondo Mayer, fencer (died 1959). *13 June; Fernando Pessoa, Poet, writer, and translator (died 1935) Deaths References {{Year in Europe, 1888 1880s in Portugal Portugal Years of the 19th century in Portugal Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, In recognized minority languages of Portugal: :* mwl, República Pertuesa is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Macaronesian ...