Jorge Fernando Branco de Sampaio, GCIH, GColL (pron. IPA ['ʒɔɾʒ(ɨ) sɐ̃'paiu]; listen (help· info)) is a Portuguese lawyer, politician, and the former President of the Republic. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Categories: Lists of office-holders | Portugal | Presidents of Portugal ... See also President of Portugal Categories: | | | ... The Carnation Revolution (Portuguese, Revolução dos Cravos) was an almost bloodless, leftist, military-led coup détat, started on April 25, 1974, in Lisbon, Portugal, that effectively changed the Portuguese regime from an authoritarian dictatorship to a liberal democracy after two years of a transitional period known as PREC... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (69th in leap years). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (69th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Mário Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares (pron. ... Aníbal António Cavaco Silva (pron. ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full year calendar). ... Location    - Country Portugal    - Region Lisboa  - Subregion Grande Lisboa  - District or A.R. Lisbon Mayor Carmona Rodrigues  - Party PSD Area 84. ... English barrister 16th century painting of a civil law notary, by Flemish painter Quentin Massys. ... Political parties in Portugal lists political parties in Portugal. ... The Socialist Party (Portuguese: Partido Socialista, pron. ... The Order of Infante D. Henrique (Portuguese: Ordem do Infante D. Henrique) is a Portuguese honorific order that distinguishes relevant services for Portugal, in the country or in foreign ones, in the expansion of the Portuguese culture, its history and its values. ... The Order of Liberty, or Freedom, (Portuguese: Ordem da Liberdade) is a Portuguese honorific civil order that distinguishes relevant services to the cause of democracy and freedom, in the defense of the values of civilization and human dignification. ... Look up pronunciation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... Image File history File links Pt-Jorge Sampaio. ... English barrister 16th century painting of a civil law notary, by Flemish painter Quentin Massys. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... Categories: Lists of office-holders | Portugal | Presidents of Portugal ...

Background

He was born in Lisbon on September 18, 1939. The Sampaio family lived abroad in the United States and England for some years, due to the professional activity of his father, a doctor. His maternal grandmother was a Sephardi Jewess of Moroccan origin, and his maternal grandfather was a naval officer and later the Foreign Minister of Portugal; Sampaio himself is agnostic^[1]. He started his political career as college student of the Law School of the University of Lisbon. Jorge Sampaio was involved in the student contestation against the fascist regime and was leader of the Lisbon students union between 1960 and 1961. Following his graduation in 1961, Jorge Sampaio started a notable career as a lawyer, often involved in the defence of many political prisoners. Location    - Country Portugal    - Region Lisboa  - Subregion Grande Lisboa  - District or A.R. Lisbon Mayor Carmona Rodrigues  - Party PSD Area 84. ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full year calendar). ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... Languages Ladino also Judæo-Portuguese, Catalanic, and Shuadit Religions Judaism Related ethnic groups Ashkenazi Jews, Mizrahi Jews, other Jewish ethnic divisions, Spaniards, Portuguese Sephardi Jews (Hebrew: ספרדי, Standard Tiberian ; plural ספרדים, Standard Tiberian ) are a subgroup of Jews originating in the Iberian Peninsula, usually defined in contrast to Ashkenazi Jews; frequently... Moroccan Jews constitute an ancient community. ... A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the governmental foreign policy of a sovereign nation. ... The term agnosticism and the related agnostic were coined by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1869. ... The University of Lisbon (Universidade de Lisboa) is a leading public university in Lisbon, Portugal, and is composed by eight faculties. ...

After the Carnation Revolution of April 25, 1974, Jorge Sampaio funded MES (Portuguese acronym for Social Left Movement) but abandoned the political project soon after. In 1978 he joined PS, the Socialist Party, where he remains to present day. His first election as a deputy for Lisbon in the Portuguese National Parliament is in 1979. Between this year and 1984, he was a member of the European Commission for Human Rights, where he developed important work on these topics. Between 1986 and 1987 he was president of the parliamentary bench of the Socialist Party. In 1989, he was elected president of this political group, an office he held until 1991. Also in 1989, Jorge Sampaio was elected mayor of Lisbon and re-elected in 1993. The Carnation Revolution (Portuguese, Revolução dos Cravos) was an almost bloodless, leftist, military-led coup détat, started on April 25, 1974, in Lisbon, Portugal, that effectively changed the Portuguese regime from an authoritarian dictatorship to a liberal democracy after two years of a transitional period known as PREC... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (116th in leap years). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Backronym and Apronym (Discuss) Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations, such as NATO, laser, and ABC, written as the initial letter or letters of words, and pronounced on the basis of this abbreviated written form. ... The Socialist Party (Portuguese: Partido Socialista, pron. ... Location    - Country Portugal    - Region Lisboa  - Subregion Grande Lisboa  - District or A.R. Lisbon Mayor Carmona Rodrigues  - Party PSD Area 84. ...

Presidency

In 1995, Jorge Sampaio announced his wish to run for the presidency of the Republic. He won the election of January 14, 1996 in the first round against Aníbal Cavaco Silva, the former prime-minister by then, and became president on March 9. After a non-controversial first mandate, he was re-elected as President on January 14, 2001. Most voted candidate per district (Azores and Madeira not shown) Registered Voters: 8,693,636 Turnout: 66. ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Aníbal António Cavaco Silva (pron. ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (69th in leap years). ... Most voted candidate per district (Azores and Madeira not shown) Registered Voters: 8,950,905 Turnout: 49. ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

As President, his actions are focused on social and cultural affairs. In the international political scene, he oversaw the return of Macau to China in December 1999 and he also gave important publicity to the cause of East Timor's independence.

Jorge Sampaio's presidency has always been marked by a firm sense of prudence and moderation, an approach which earned him a remarkably uneventful first term in office. In 2004, however, his refusal to hold early elections following Social Democrat Prime Minister José Manuel Durão Barroso's resignation met with vigorous protest from all left-wing parties and even led to the stepping down of Socialist leader Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues. Sampaio made this decision to ensure political stability at a time when the country was facing economic recession, and he appointed Pedro Santana Lopes as Prime Minister. However, only four months afterwards, on November 30, Sampaio concluded that the new cabinet was not achieving the desired stability, quite the opposite, and he therefore dissolved the Parliament, calling new elections for February 2005. The Social Democratic Party (Portuguese: Partido Social Democrata, pron. ... José Sócrates, the current Prime Minister of Portugal. ... José Manuel Duroso Barrão, GCC (pronounced: IPA,  ) (born in Lisbon, March 23, 1956) is a Portuguese politician and the 11th President of the European Commission. ... The Socialist Party (Portuguese: Partido Socialista, pron. ... Eduardo Luís Barreto Ferro Rodrigues (born in Lisbon, November 3, 1949) is a Portuguese politician and economist. ... Pedro Miguel de Santana Lopes (pron. ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 31 days remaining. ... The Portuguese Parliament election took place on February 20, 2005. ...

On February 24, 2005, President Jorge Sampaio called on José Sócrates, as the nation's next prime minister, to form a government. February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... José Sócrates de Carvalho Pinto de Sousa, GCIH (pron. ...

His successor was chosen in the Portuguese presidential election, 2006, that occurred on January 22. Aníbal Cavaco Silva, the man he defeated in 1996, succeeded Sampaio on March 9, 2006. General Summary The Portuguese presidential election of 2006 was held on January 22. ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Aníbal António Cavaco Silva (pron. ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (69th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Notes

See also

• Politics of Portugal
• History of Portugal

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External link

• Official Site of the President of the Republic

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Presidents of Portugal

First Republic Manuel de Arriaga | Teófilo Braga | Bernardino Machado | Sidónio Pais | Canto e Castro | António José de Almeida | Teixeira Gomes | Bernardino Machado Second Republic Mendes Cabeçadas | Gomes da Costa | Óscar Carmona | Oliveira Salazar | Craveiro Lopes | Américo Thomaz Third Republic National Salvation Junta | António de Spínola | Costa Gomes | Ramalho Eanes | Mário Soares | Jorge Sampaio | Cavaco Silva See also President of Portugal Categories: | | | ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... History of Portugal series Prehistoric Portugal Pre-Roman Portugal Roman Lusitania and Gallaecia Visigoths and Suevi Moorish rule and Reconquista First County of Portugal Kingdom of Galicia and Portugal Second County of Portugal Establishment of the Monarchy Consolidation of the Monarchy 1383–1385 Crisis Discoveries Portuguese Empire 1580 Crisis Iberian... Manuel José de Arriaga Brum da Silveira, pron. ... Teófilo Braga Joaquim Teófilo Fernandes Braga, commonly known as Teófilo Braga (Ponta Delgada, Azores, February 24, 1843-Lisbon, January 28, 1924), was a Portuguese politician, writer and playwright. ... Bernardino Luis Machado Guimarães (pron. ... Sidónio Bernardino Cardoso da Silva Pais (pron. ... Canto e Castro João do Canto e Castro Silva Antunes Júnior, commonly known as João do Canto e Castro or just Canto e Castro (Lisbon, May 19, 1862-Lisbon, March 14, 1934) was a Portuguese Marine officer and fifth President of the Portuguese Republic from December 16... António José de Almeida (1866 - 1929) was a Portuguese political figure. ... Manuel Teixeira Gomes (1860 - 1941) was a Portuguese political figure. ... Bernardino Luis Machado Guimarães (pron. ... History of Portugal series Prehistoric Portugal Pre-Roman Portugal Roman Lusitania and Gallaecia Visigoths and Suevi Moorish rule and Reconquista First County of Portugal Kingdom of Galicia and Portugal Second County of Portugal Establishment of the Monarchy Consolidation of the Monarchy 1383–1385 Crisis Discoveries Portuguese Empire 1580 Crisis Iberian... Mendes Cabeçadas José Mendes Cabeçadas Júnior, commonly known as Mendes Cabeçadas (pron. ... Gomes da Costa Manuel de Oliveira Gomes da Costa commonly known as Gomes da Costa (Lisbon, January 14, 1863-Lisbon, December 17, 1929), was a Portuguese army officer and politician, tenth President of the Portuguese Republic and the second of the Military dictatorship. ... António Óscar de Fragoso Carmona (pron. ... António de Oliveira Baboon Salazar, pron. ... Francisco Higino Craveiro Lopes (1894 - 1964) was a Portuguese marshal and political figure. ... Américo de Deus Rodrigues Tomás (pron. ... Anthem A Portuguesa Portugal() – on the European continent() – in the European Union() [] Capital (and largest city) Lisbon Official languages Portuguese1 Government Parliamentary democracy  -  President Aníbal Cavaco Silva  -  Prime Minister José Sócrates Formation 868   -  Independence 24 June 1128   -  Kingdom 25 July 1139   -  Recognized Music 5 October 1143   -  Republic 5... The National Salvation Junta (Portuguese: Junta de Salvação Nacional) was a group of soldiers designated to maintain the government of Portugal in April 1974, after the Carnation Revolution had overthrown the Estado Novo. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Francisco da Costa Gomes (pron. ... António dos Santos Ramalho Eanes GColTE, GCL, KE (pron. ... Mário Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares (pron. ... Aníbal António Cavaco Silva (pron. ...

Persondata
NAME	Sampaio, Jorge
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Branco de Sampaio, Jorge Fernando (full name)
SHORT DESCRIPTION	President of Portugal
DATE OF BIRTH	September 18, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lisbon, Portugal
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH