2005 in Portugal

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Events in the year 2005 in Portugal.

Incumbents

Events

January to March

12 March: José Sócrates becomes Prime Minister after leading the Socialist Party to victory in the 20 February parliamentary election

April to June

July to September

  • 30 July – The final edition of the Comércio do Porto newspaper is published following sustained losses by owner Prensa Ibérica, ending more than 150 years of continuous publication dating back to 1854.[11]
  • 20 August – A wildfire ignites near the city of Coimbra, destroying 4,179 hectares (16.14 sq mi) of forest and grassland. By 23 August the fire spreads to the outskirts of the city,[12] forcing a small number of precautionary evacuations.[13]

October to December

Pacos de Brandao
  • 3 October – A solar eclipse visible over much of the country
    partial eclipse.[14]
  • 18 October – Police raid the homes of several key employees of the
    Banco Comercial Portugués as part of an investigation by state prosecutors into alleged tax evasion and money laundering. Estimates given by investigators suggest that the amount transferred by the suspects into tax havens to avoid VAT and income tax charges totals several million euros.[15]
  • 18 November – An explosion on an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) patrol outside the Afghan capital of Kabul kills one Portuguese soldier and injures three more. The fatality is named as Sergeant Joao Pereira, who becomes the 25th ISAF soldier to be killed in Afghanistan in 2005.[16]
  • 23 December – Five people are killed and 43 are injured after a bus carrying Italian tourists crashes in Sao Vicente in northern Madeira.[17]
  • 24 December – Culture minister Isabel Pires de Lima confirms that a collection of more than 4,000 artworks owned by businessman
    Belem Cultural Centre in Lisbon. The agreement between the government and Berardo comes after seven years of attempted negotiations, in which Berardo threatened to house the collection outside of Portugal.[18]

Arts and entertainment

Music

Film

Sports

Liga de Honra

Deaths

Lúcia dos Santos
(standing)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Portuguese Police to Leave Iraq". Associated Press. 15 January 2005. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
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  3. ^ "Portugal PM signals over EU vote". BBC News. 12 March 2005. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Barros takes victory in Portugal". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 April 2005. Archived from the original on 18 April 2005. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  5. ^ Assunção, Manuel (23 May 2005). "SL Benfica O campeonato 11 anos depois". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Briefly: Portugal tackles budget deficit". The New York Times. 26 May 2005. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  7. ^ Matias, Jorge Miguel; Vaza, Marco (30 May 2005). "Vitória de Setúbal pára o Benfica e conquista a Taça". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  8. ^ Tremlett, Giles (7 June 2005). "Spain and Portugal in water fight". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Archived from the original on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Portugal youths in beach rampage". BBC News. 11 June 2005. Archived from the original on 13 January 2006. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Portugal postpones EU treaty referendum". The Irish Times. 17 June 2005. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  11. ^ ""O Comércio do Porto" cessa publicação com um "até à próxima"" ["O Comércio do Porto" ends publication with a "see you next time"]. Público (in Portuguese). Lusa News Agency. 30 July 2005. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  12. doi:10.4000/mediterranee.6863
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  13. ^ Goodman, Al (24 August 2005). "Toll grows as fires sweep Portugal". CNN. Archived from the original on 2 May 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  14. ^ Ferreira, Max (3 October 2005). "O primeiro eclipse solar do século em Portugal é hoje". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  15. ^ Mora, Miguel (19 October 2005). "Portugal investiga a dos grandes bancos por blanqueo de capitales" [Portugal investigates two large banks for money laundering]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Afghan blast kills Portuguese peacekeeper". NBC News. Associated Press. 18 November 2005. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  17. ^ Halasz, Stephanie (23 December 2005). "5 killed in bus crash on Madeira". CNN. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  18. ^ "Portugal to display tycoon's art". Al Jazeera. 24 December 2005. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  19. ^ "O Quinto Império - Ontem Como Hoje". IMDb. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  20. ^ Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher (16 February 2005). "Sister Lucia, 97, Last Survivor of Visionary Children of Fátima, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  21. ^ Fuchs, Dale (13 June 2005). "General Vasco Goncalves". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  22. ^ Lucas Coelho, Alexandra (14 June 2005). "Eugénio de Andrade: despedida à entrada do Verão". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  23. ^ Mullan, Michael (14 June 2005). "Alvaro Cunhal". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  24. ^ de Mota Gomes, Marleide (2005). "MÁRIO CORINO DA COSTA ANDRADE (10.06.1906 A 16.06.2005)" (PDF). Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria. 63 (4): 1113–1114. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  25. ^ "Maria do Couto Maia". Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 26 July 2005. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  26. ^ "Faleceu Carlos Gomes". Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 18 October 2005. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  27. ^ Gomes, Kathleen (24 November 2005). "Isabel de Castro (1931-2005): o fim da inocência". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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