- Timeline of Portuguese history (Third Republic)
This is a historical timeline of
Portugal .=Third Republic: Democracy=1974
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April 25 , TheCarnation Revolution puts an end to fascist regime,Marcello Caetano exiled toBrazil 1975
*Independence is granted to all Portuguese colonies in
Africa and independence is promised toEast Timor
*March 11 , A right-wing coup fails: A turn to the left in the revolution happens and major industries and big properties are nationalized by government
*August 2 , A meeting takes place inHaga (nearStockholm inSweden ) where theCommittee for Friendship and Solidarity with Democracy and Socialism in Portugal is created. This Committee supported democratic trends in Portugal and opposed pro-soviet communist tendencies. In the meeting were presentOlof Palme ,Harold Wilson ,Helmut Schmidt ,Bruno Kreisky ,Joop den Uyl ,Trygve Bratteli ,Anker Jørgensen ,Yitzhak Rabin ,Hans Janitschek ,Willy Brandt ,James Callaghan ,François Mitterrand ,Bettino Craxi andMário Soares .
*November 25 , Another coup removes extreme-left influence in politics
*December 7 , East Timor is violently annexed byIndonesia 1976
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November 19 ,Jaime Ornelas Camacho becomes the first President of the Regional Government of Madeira.1980
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December 4 , Prime ministerFrancisco Sá Carneiro and defence ministerAmaro da Costa killed in a plane crash; accident or terrorist attack still discussed today1984
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Carlos Lopes wins the first Olympic Gold Medal for Portugal in the Los Angeles '84 marathon1986
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January 1 , Portugal becomes a member of theEuropean Economic Community , today'sEuropean Union 1998
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Lisbon organizes theWorld's Fair Expo '98 1999
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January 1 ,Macau , the last overseas Portuguese colony, is returned toChina 2002
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January 1 , Portugal adopts theeuro as currency...2004
*Summer,
2004 European Football Championship is held in Portugal2006
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Dakar Rally , the longest and, arguably, the hardest off-road rally in the world starts inLisbon .2007
ee also
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Timeline of Portuguese history
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