1996 in Portugal

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Events in the year 1996 in Portugal.

Incumbents

• President: Mário Soares (until 9 March); Jorge Sampaio
• Prime Minister: António Guterres

Events

• 14 January – Portuguese presidential election, 1996.[1]
• 9 March – Jorge Sampaio takes over as president after Mário Soares
• 13 October – Portuguese regional elections, 1996

Arts and entertainment

• 7 March – Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 (Festival da Canção)
• 5 December – The cable television channel Canal Panda launched

Sports

• 8-14 April – 1996 Estoril Open (tennis)
• 22 September – 1996 Portuguese Grand Prix (Formula One)
• Establishment of the Taça Nacional Sénior de Futsal Feminino.

Births

• 25 March – Afonso, Prince of Beira, son of Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza

Deaths

António de Spínola

• 4 February – Alfredo Nobre da Costa, engineer and politician (born 1923)
• 13 August – António de Spínola, military officer, politician and writer (born 1910)

References

1. "Eleições Gerais Portuguesas desde 1820" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2005-01-05. Retrieved 21 January 2016.