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Encyclopedia > Francisco Pinto Balsemão
Francisco Pinto Balsemão
Order: 3rd Prime Ministers of the Constitutional Monarchy (1834-1910) First Republic Military Dictatorship Estado Novo Third Republic See also: List of Presidents of Portugal, Politics of Portugal, Lists of incumbents This article contains content from HierarchyPedia article Prime Minister of Portugal, used here under the GNU Free Documentation License. Categories: Lists... Prime Minister of Portugal

(since the The Carnation Revolution (Portuguese, Revolu dos Cravos) was a bloodless left-leaning revolution started on April 25, 1974, in Lisbon, Portugal, that effectively changed the Portuguese regime from an authoritarian dictatorship to a liberal democracy at the end of a two-year process of a communist dominated military administration. Bloodless... Carnation Revolution)

Term of Office January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 356 days remaining (357 in leap years). Events 1431 - Trial of Joan of Arc began in Rouen, the seat of the English occupation government. 1760 - Afghans defeat Marathas in Battle of Barari Ghat. 1768 - Philip... 9 January 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday. Events January-February January - Sarawak Chamber found January 1 - Greece enters the EEC January 1 - Palau becomes self-governing January 4 - Sheffield police arrests Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper January 10 Townsville International Airport opens (aus) January 16 - Protestant gunmen shoot and... 1981 - June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. Events 68 - Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide, imploring his secretary Epaphroditus to slit his throat to evade a Senate-imposed death by flogging. 1534 - Jacques Cartier is the first... 9 June 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January 1 - Beat Raaflaub became Basel Boys Choirs new conductor January 1 - the ARPANET officially changes to use the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet. January 1 - compulsory wearing... 1983
Predecessor: Diogo Pinto de Freitas do Amaral (b. Póvoa de Varzim, 21 July 1941) is a Portuguese politician and law professor, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the country since 12 March 2005. In 1974, some months after the Carnation Revolution, he was one of the founders of the... Diogo Freitas do Amaral
Successor: Mário Soares
Political parties in Portugal lists political parties in Portugal. Portugal has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party. The parties The general rule on naming applies. That means... Political Party: The Social Democratic Party (Portuguese: Partido Social Democrata) is a political party in Portugal. It is commonly known by its initials, PSD. The PSD is presently the largest party in the Assembly of the Republic, with 105 of 230 seats, and governs in coalition with the Peoples Party. The... Social Democratic

Francisco Pinto Balsemão is a former Prime Ministers of the Constitutional Monarchy (1834-1910) First Republic Military Dictatorship Estado Novo Third Republic See also: List of Presidents of Portugal, Politics of Portugal, Lists of incumbents This article contains content from HierarchyPedia article Prime Minister of Portugal, used here under the GNU Free Documentation License. Categories: Lists... Prime Minister of The Republic of Portugal (República Portuguesa), or Portugal, is a democratic republic located on the west and southwest parts of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe; it is the westernmost country in continental Europe. Portugal is bordered by Spain to the north and east and by the Atlantic... Portugal, who served from 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday. Events January-February January - Sarawak Chamber found January 1 - Greece enters the EEC January 1 - Palau becomes self-governing January 4 - Sheffield police arrests Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper January 10 Townsville International Airport opens (aus) January 16 - Protestant gunmen shoot and... 1981 to 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January 1 - Beat Raaflaub became Basel Boys Choirs new conductor January 1 - the ARPANET officially changes to use the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet. January 1 - compulsory wearing... 1983.


Pinto's pre-political career was in newspaper publishing. After working as a journalist and then as an administrator of Diarío Popular (the People's Diary in English) from Events January-February January 11 - The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. January 14 - George Wallace becomes governor of Alabama. January 22 - Elysée treaty between France and Germany January 28 - Black student Harvey Gantt enters Clemson College in... 1963 to 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). Events January January 1 - British divorce Reform Act comes into force January 2 - 66 die in stairway crush at Rangers v Celtic football match, Glasgow, Scotland. See Ibrox disaster. January 2 - A ban on television cigarette advertisements... 1971, he founded the Expresso magazine in 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. Events January January 1 - United Kingdom, Ireland, and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, now known as the European Union. January 3 - Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) sells the New York Yankees for $10 million to a 12-person syndicate led by George... 1973 and continued to direct it until 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. Events January-February January 1- April 1 - National steel strike in the United Kingdom January 1 - Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession creates Victoria of Sweden, Crown Princess over her younger brother January 4 - American president Jimmy Carter proclaims, with support... 1980.


Pinto Balsemão made his political debut following the The Carnation Revolution (Portuguese, Revolu dos Cravos) was a bloodless left-leaning revolution started on April 25, 1974, in Lisbon, Portugal, that effectively changed the Portuguese regime from an authoritarian dictatorship to a liberal democracy at the end of a two-year process of a communist dominated military administration. Bloodless... Carnation Revolution in 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). Events January-February January 5 - Dungeons & Dragons officially released. February 4 - Patricia Hearst, the 19 year old granddaughter of publisher William Randolph Hearst, is kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army February 7 - Grenada becomes independent from... 1974, when, together with Francisco Sá Carneiro and Joaquim Magalhães Mota, he helped to found the The Social Democratic Party (Portuguese: Partido Social Democrata) is a political party in Portugal. It is commonly known by its initials, PSD. The PSD is presently the largest party in the Assembly of the Republic, with 105 of 230 seats, and governs in coalition with the Peoples Party. The... Social Democratic Party (PSD). In 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). Events January January 1 - Watergate scandal: John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up and are sentenced to between 30 months and 8 years in... 1975 he was elected to the A Constituent Assembly is a body elected with the express and limited purpose of drafting, and in some cases, adopting a constitution. It may refer to either of the following: The National Constituent Assembly formed in 1789 during the French Revolution The Russian Constituent Assembly formed in February 1917 during... Constituent Assembly, which was charged with drafting a new constitution and served as an interim legislature. Pinto Balsemão was chosen as a Vice-President of this body.


Following the victory of the Democratic Alliance (a coalition led by the PSD) in two The Assembly of the Republic is the Portuguese parliament; its building in Lisbon is referred to as Pal cio de S o Bento. According to the constitution of Portugal, the countrys unicameral parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, is the representative assembly of all Portuguese citizens. The constitution names... parliamentary elections (in 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. Events January January 1 - United States and the Peoples Republic of China establish diplomatic relations January 4 - State of Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to families of dead and injured in Kent State University shootings. January 7 - Vietnam and Vietnam... 1979 and 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. Events January-February January 1- April 1 - National steel strike in the United Kingdom January 1 - Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession creates Victoria of Sweden, Crown Princess over her younger brother January 4 - American president Jimmy Carter proclaims, with support... 1980), Pinto Balsemão held senior positions in two Alternate meanings in cabinet (disambiguation) A Cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. It can also sometimes be referred to as the Council of Ministers or the Executive Council. In some countries, particularly those with parliamentary systems, the cabinet collectively decides the... cabinets led by Prime Minister Sá Carneiro.


When Sá Carneiro was killed in an air accident on December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. There are 27 days remaining. Events 771 - Austrasian King Carloman dies, leaving his brother Charlemagne king of the now complete Frank kingdom. 1110 - First Crusade: The Crusaders conquer Sidon. 1563 - The final session of the Council... 4 December 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. Events January-February January 1- April 1 - National steel strike in the United Kingdom January 1 - Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession creates Victoria of Sweden, Crown Princess over her younger brother January 4 - American president Jimmy Carter proclaims, with support... 1980, the Social Democratic Party chose Pinto Balsemão to succeed him. Despite his reputation for competence, he was widely perceived as lacking Sá Carneiro's charisma. He had difficulty maintaining the level of support enjoyed by his party, which had been based to a large extent on Sá Carneiro's personal popularity. He also had to cope with friction within the Democratic Alliance, and found the Democratic and Social Centre leader, Diogo Pinto de Freitas do Amaral (b. Póvoa de Varzim, 21 July 1941) is a Portuguese politician and law professor, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the country since 12 March 2005. In 1974, some months after the Carnation Revolution, he was one of the founders of the... Diogo Freitas do Amaral, a difficult ally. These factors contributed to his defeat in the parliamentary election of 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January 1 - Beat Raaflaub became Basel Boys Choirs new conductor January 1 - the ARPANET officially changes to use the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet. January 1 - compulsory wearing... 1983. He finally retired from Parliament in 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. Events Environmental change Varroa destructor, an invasive parasite is found in the US October 15 - Hurricane force winds cause extensive damage in southern England. January January 1 - Frobisher Bay, Northwest Territories, changes its name to Iqaluit. In 1999... 1987.


Pinto Balsemão currently serves as Chairman of the European Publishers Council (1 (http://www.epceurope.org/index.shtml) and as Chief Executive Officer of Grupo Impresa in Portugal. He is also a member of the secretive The Bilderberg Group is an informal, secretive and international association of influential people, meeting every year. Its name is that of the hotel in the Netherlands where the group first met in 1954. Its founder members were Denis Healey, Joseph Retinger, David Rockefeller and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands. It... Bilderberg Group, and as such has attracted some controversy.

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Diogo Pinto de Freitas do Amaral (b. Póvoa de Varzim, 21 July 1941) is a Portuguese politician and law professor, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the country since 12 March 2005. In 1974, some months after the Carnation Revolution, he was one of the founders of the... Diogo Freitas do Amaral
Prime Ministers of the Constitutional Monarchy (1834-1910) First Republic Military Dictatorship Estado Novo Third Republic See also: List of Presidents of Portugal, Politics of Portugal, Lists of incumbents This article contains content from HierarchyPedia article Prime Minister of Portugal, used here under the GNU Free Documentation License. Categories: Lists... Prime Minister of Portugal
1981 is a common year starting on Thursday. Events January-February January - Sarawak Chamber found January 1 - Greece enters the EEC January 1 - Palau becomes self-governing January 4 - Sheffield police arrests Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper January 10 Townsville International Airport opens (aus) January 16 - Protestant gunmen shoot and... 1981 - 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January 1 - Beat Raaflaub became Basel Boys Choirs new conductor January 1 - the ARPANET officially changes to use the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet. January 1 - compulsory wearing... 1983
Succeeded by:
Mário Soares


 
 

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