Mário Soares
President of Portugal (1924–2017) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mário Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares, GColTE, GCC, GColL, KE (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmaɾiu suˈaɾɨʃ]; 7 December 1924 – 7 January 2017) was a Portuguese politician. He served as Prime Minister of Portugal from 1976 to 1978 and from 1983 to 1985. He was President of Portugal from 1986 to 1996.
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Mário Soares | |
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Member of the European Parliament | |
In office 20 July 1999 – 19 July 2004 | |
Constituency | Portugal |
17th President of Portugal | |
In office 9 March 1986 – 9 March 1996 | |
Prime Minister | Aníbal Cavaco Silva António Guterres |
Preceded by | António Ramalho Eanes |
Succeeded by | Jorge Sampaio |
Prime Minister of Portugal | |
In office 9 June 1983 – 6 November 1985 | |
President | António Ramalho Eanes |
Deputy | Carlos Mota Pinto Rui Machete |
Preceded by | Francisco Pinto Balsemão |
Succeeded by | Aníbal Cavaco Silva |
In office 23 July 1976 – 28 August 1978 | |
President | António Ramalho Eanes |
Preceded by | Vasco de Almeida e Costa |
Succeeded by | Alfredo Nobre da Costa |
Personal details | |
Born | Mário Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares (1924-12-07)7 December 1924 Lisbon, Portugal |
Died | 7 January 2017(2017-01-07) (aged 92) Lisbon, Portugal |
Political party | National: Socialist Party European: Party of European Socialists |
Spouse(s) | Maria Barroso |
Children | 2 |
Profession | Lawyer Historian Professor |
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