Mário Soares
107th Prime Minister of Portugal (53rd of the Republic, 5th since the Carnation Revolution)
In office 23 July 1976 – 28 August 1978
Preceded by	Vasco de Almeida e Costa
Succeeded by	Alfredo Nobre da Costa
114th Prime Minister of Portugal (60th of the Republic, 12th since the Carnation Revolution)
In office 9 June 1983 – 6 November 1985
Preceded by	Francisco Pinto Balsemão
Succeeded by	Aníbal Cavaco Silva
18th President of Portugal
In office 9 March 1986 – 9 March 1996
Preceded by	António Ramalho Eanes
Succeeded by	Jorge Sampaio
Born	December 7, 1924 (1924-12-07) (age 83) Lisbon, Portugal
Political party	Socialist
Spouse	Maria Barroso
Profession	Lawyer, historian, professor
Religion	Raised as a Roman Catholic, Laic, Agnostic and Atheist as an adult

Mário Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares GColTE, GCC, GColL, KE (pronounced [ˈmaɾiu suˈaɾɨʃ]; born December 7, 1924), Portuguese politician, served as Prime Minister of Portugal from 1976 to 1978 and from 1983 to 1985, and subsequently as President of Portugal from 1986 to 1996. In Portugal, the post of Prime Minister ( Portuguese: primeiro-ministro, Pron. The revolution of 1910 was a republican Coup d'état that occurred in Portugal on 5 October 1910, which deposed King The Carnation Revolution (Revolução dos Cravos was an almost bloodless military-led pro-democratic Coup d'état, started on April 25, 1974, in Lisbon Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Vasco Fernando Leotte de Almeida e Costa (b Lisbon, São Sebastião da Pedreira July 26, 1932) GCIH, GCL, is a Portuguese Alfredo Jorge Nobre da Costa, GCC (Lapa Lisbon, September 10 1923&mdash Lisbon, February 4 1996 commonly known just by Nobre da Costa, In Portugal, the post of Prime Minister ( Portuguese: primeiro-ministro, Pron. The revolution of 1910 was a republican Coup d'état that occurred in Portugal on 5 October 1910, which deposed King The Carnation Revolution (Revolução dos Cravos was an almost bloodless military-led pro-democratic Coup d'état, started on April 25, 1974, in Lisbon Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Background He is the son of Henrique Patrício de Balsemão (b The complete list of Presidents of the Portuguese Republic consists of the 20 Heads of state in the history of Portugal since the October 5 1910 revolution has been a Republic since 1910 the Head of state being the President, whose official title is President of the Portuguese Republic ( Presidente da Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Background He is a son of António dos Santos Eanes a General contractor, and wife Maria do Rosário Ramalho and brother of João Background Sampaio was born in Lisbon on 18 September 1939 The Sampaio family lived abroad in the United States and England for some years Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. 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Maria de Jesus Simões Barroso Soares, GCL (born Fuseta, Olhão, 2 May 1925) is a Portuguese Actress A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person See also History An historian is an individual who studies and writes about History, and is regarded as an Authority on it The meaning of the word professor ( Latin: professor, person who professes to be an expert in some art or science teacher of highest rank) varies Laïcité (laisiˈte is the French concept of a Secular society, connoting the absence of religious involvement in government affairs Agnosticism ( Greek: α- a-, without + γνώσις gnōsis, knowledge after Gnosticism) is the philosophical view that the Atheism The Military Order of the Tower and of the Sword of Valour Loyalty and Merit ((previously Real) Ordem Militar da Torre e Espada do Valor Lealdade e Mérito, also Founded in 1318 the Military Order of Christ (previously Real Ordem dos Cavaleiros de Nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo) was the heritage of the Knights Templar in Portugal The Order of Liberty, or Freedom, ( Ordem da Liberdade) is a Portuguese honorific civil order that distinguishes relevant services to the The Order of the Elephant (Elefantordenen is the highest order of Denmark. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. In Portugal, the post of Prime Minister ( Portuguese: primeiro-ministro, Pron. has been a Republic since 1910 the Head of state being the President, whose official title is President of the Portuguese Republic ( Presidente da

Soares was born at Coração de Jesus, in Lisbon, and graduated in history, philosophy and law from the University of Lisbon. Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. The University of Lisbon ( Universidade de Lisboa, pron. univɨɾsi'dad(ɨ dɨ liʒ'boɐ Latin Universitas Olisiponensis) is a Public He became a university lecturer in 1957, but his activities in opposition to the dictatorship of António de Oliveira Salazar led to repeated arrests. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) António de Oliveira Salazar, GColIH, GCTE, GCSE, pron. ɐ̃'tɔniu dɨ oli'vɐiɾɐ sɐlɐ'zaɾ He was active in resistance groups such as the Movement for Anti-Fascist National Unity and the Movement for Democratic Unity.

Soares is the son of João Lopes Soares (Arrabal, Leiria, November 17, 1878 - Campo Grande, Lisbon, July 31, 1970), a teacher, Founder of the Colégio Moderno in Lisbon, Minister and then anti-fascist republican activist who had been a Roman Catholic Priest for a while before marrying Elisa Nobre Baptista (Pernes, Santarém, September 8, 1887 - Campo Grande, Lisbon, February 28, 1955), Mário Soares's mother at the 7th Conservatory of the Civil Register of Lisbon on September 5, 1934. Leiria (lɐjˈɾiɐ is a city and a municipality in the Centro region, Portugal. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Education, a teacher is one who helps Students or pupils often in a School, as well as in a Family, religious or A minister or a secretary is a Politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional Government. A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites in particular rites of sacrifice to and propitiation of a deity or deities Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. His father also had a natural son by an unknown mother named Tertuliano Lopes Soares, born in Alcobaça on December 30, 1906, married to Maria da Conceição Gaudêncio, daughter of entrepreneur Amadeu Gaudêncio, born in Nazaré, Leiria, and wife Claudina N. Alcobaça ( pron aɫku'basɐ is a municipality and a city in the district of Leiria and subregion Oeste, in Portugal, formerly Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting An entrepreneur is a person who has possession over a company enterprise, or Venture, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome Leiria (lɐjˈɾiɐ is a city and a municipality in the Centro region, Portugal. His mother had previously been married and had two children, J. Nobre Baptista and Cândido Nobre Baptista.

Early life

Soares began his studies at Colégio Moderno, owned by his father. There, for a short period he was taught Geography by Álvaro Cunhal, who would later became the towering figure of Portuguese communism and one of Soares' greatest political rivals. Álvaro Barreirinhas Cunhal (ˈalvɐɾu kuˈɲal Sé Nova Coimbra, 10 November 1913 — Lisbon

While a student at University, Soares joined the Portuguese Communist Party, being responsible for the youth section. The Portuguese Communist Party ( Portuguese: Partido Comunista Português, pron In this capacity, he organised demonstrations in Lisbon to celebrate the end of WWII. Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including He was first arrested by PIDE, the Portuguese political police, in 1946, when he was a member of the Central Committee of the Movement of Democratic Unity (Portuguese: Movimento de Unidade Democrática), at the time chaired by Mário Azevedo Gomes. Pide can mean several things Pita, a type of flatbread typical of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisines Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Movement of Democratic Unity ( Portuguese: Movimento de Unidade Democrática or MUD) was a quasi-legal platform of Portuguese democratic organizations Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. Soares was arrested twice in 1949. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. On those latter occasions, he was the secretary of General Norton de Matos, a candidate for the Presidency. José Maria Mendes Ribeiro Norton de Matos, GCTE, GCL (b March 23, 1867 in However, he became estranged from Norton de Matos, when the latter discovered Soares's Communist sympathies. José Maria Mendes Ribeiro Norton de Matos, GCTE, GCL (b March 23, 1867 in

Soares married Maria de Jesus Barroso Soares, an actress, in February 22, 1949, while in the Aljube prison, at the 3rd Conservatory of the Civil Register of Lisbon. Maria de Jesus Simões Barroso Soares, GCL (born Fuseta, Olhão, 2 May 1925) is a Portuguese Actress An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. They have a son, the former Lisbon Mayor João Soares, and a daughter, Isabel Barroso Soares, January 9, 1951, unmarried and without issue, who manages the Colégio Moderno. João Barroso Soares (born São Cristóvão e São Lourenço Lisbon, 29 August 1949) is a Portuguese lawyer and politician member of the Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January

Soares's multiple arrests for political activism made it impossible for him to continue with his career as a lecturer of history and philosophy. Therefore, he decided to study law and become an attorney.

Political activity during the Estado Novo

In 1958, Soares was very active in the presidential election supporting General Humberto Delgado. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Humberto da Silva Delgado, GCL, pron. ũ'bɛɾtu dɛɫ'gadu ( 15 May 1906 in Brogueira, Torres Novas &ndash Later, he would become Delgado's family lawyer, when Humberto Delgado was murdered in 1965, in Spain, by agents of the dictatorship's secret police (PIDE). Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.

In April 1964, in Geneva, Switzerland, Soares together with Francisco Ramos da Costa and Manuel Tito de Morais created the Acção Socialista Portuguesa (Portuguese Socialist Action). Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Geneva (Genève is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French -speaking Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation At this point he was already quite distant from his former Communist friends (having quit the Communist Party in 1951); his views were now clearly inclined to economic liberalism. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Economic liberalism is the Economic component of Classical liberalism.

In March 1968, Soares was arrested again by PIDE, and a military tribunal sentenced him to banishment in the colony of São Tomé in the Gulf of Guinea. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. São Tomé ( Population 56166 in 2005) is the Capital city of São Tomé and Príncipe and is by far that nation's largest town The Gulf of Guinea is the part of the Atlantic Ocean southwest of Africa. His wife and two children, Isabel and João, accompanied him. However, they returned to Lisbon eight months later for in the meantime dictator Salazar had been replaced by Marcello Caetano. Salazar is the name of Abel Salazar, a Portuguese physician lecturer researcher writer and painter Alberto Salazar, U Marcelo José das Neves Alves Caetano, GCTE, GCC, also spelled Marcello Caetano (mɐɾˈsɛlu kɐiˈtɐnu Lisbon, August 17 The new dictator wanted to present a more democratic face to the world, so many political prisoners, Soares among them, were released.

In the 1969 general election, which was rigged, the democratic opposition (whose political rights were severely restricted) entered with two different lists. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mário Soares participates actively in the campaign supporting the Coligação Eleitoral de Unidade Democrática or CEUD (Electoral Coalition for Democratic Unity). CEUD is clearly anti-fascist, but they also reaffirmed their opposition to Communism.

In 1970, Soares was exiled to Rome, Italy, but eventually settled in France where he taught at the Universities of Vincennes, Paris and Rennes. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The University of Paris VIII or University of Vincennes in Saint-Denis (french Université de Vincennes à Saint-Denis) was founded in 1969 as a direct The historic University of Paris (Université de Paris first appeared in the second half of the 13th century The University of Rennes 1 is one of the two main universities in the city of Rennes, France. In 1973, the Portuguese Socialist Action became the Socialist Party, and Soares was elected Secretary-General. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Partido Socialista redirects here For other parties with similar names see Socialist Party. The Socialist party was created under the umbrella of Willy Brandt's SPD in Bad Münstereifel, Germany, on 19 April 1973. Willy Brandt, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm (18 December 1913 - 8 October 1992 was a German politician Chancellor of West Germany 1969&ndash1974 Bad Münstereifel is a historical Spa town in the district of Euskirchen, Germany, with about 19000 inhabitants situated in the far south of the German Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar.

Democracy

On 25 April 1974, elements of the Portuguese Army seized power in Lisbon, overthrowing Salazar's successor, Marcelo Caetano. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The Armed Forces of Portugal, commonly known as the Portuguese Armed Forces ( Forças Armadas Portuguesas) encompasses a Navy ( Marinha Marcelo José das Neves Alves Caetano, GCTE, GCC, also spelled Marcello Caetano (mɐɾˈsɛlu kɐiˈtɐnu Lisbon, August 17 Soares and other political exiles returned home to heroes' welcomes to celebrate what was called the "Carnation Revolution. The Carnation Revolution (Revolução dos Cravos was an almost bloodless military-led pro-democratic Coup d'état, started on April 25, 1974, in Lisbon " Soares return to Lisbon, only on 26 April when the hard task is done. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy.

In the provisional government which was formed after the revolution, led by the Movement of the Armed Forces (MFA), Soares became minister for overseas negotiations, charged with organising the independence of Portugal's overseas colonies. Among other encounters, he met with Samora Machel, the leader of Frelimo, to negotiate the independence of Mozambique. Samora Moisés Machel ( September 29, 1933 &ndash October 19, 1986) was a Mozambican military commander revolutionary socialist The Liberation Front of Mozambique, better known by the acronym FRELIMO, from the Portuguese Frente de Libertação de Moçambique (IPA /fɾeˈlimo/ Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique (Moçambique or República de Moçambique, ʁɛ'publikɐ d musɐ̃'bik is a country in southeastern Africa

Within months of the revolution however, it became apparent that the Portuguese Communist Party, allied with a radical group of officers in the MFA, was attempting to extend its control over the government. The Portuguese Communist Party ( Portuguese: Partido Comunista Português, pron The Prime Minister, Vasco dos Santos Gonçalves, was accused of being an agent of the Communists and a bitter confrontation developed between the Socialists and Communists over control of the newspaper República. General Vasco dos Santos Gonçalves (ˈvaʃku gõˈsaɫvɨʃ Lisbon 3 May 1922 &ndash 11 June 2005) was a Portuguese A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its

Prime Minister

Democratic government was finally established when national elections were held in April 1976. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Socialists won a plurality of seats and Soares became Prime Minister. In Portugal, the post of Prime Minister ( Portuguese: primeiro-ministro, Pron. But the deep hostility between the Socialists and the Communists made a left-wing majority government impossible, and Soares formed a weak minority government. Vast fiscal and current account deficits generated by previous governments forced Soares to adopt a strict austerity policy, which made him deeply unpopular. Soares had to resign from office after only two years, in 1978. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar)

The wave of left-wing sentiment which followed the 1974 revolution had now dissipated, and a succession of conservative governments held office until 1983, when Soares again became Prime Minister, holding office until late 1985. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) His main achievement in office was negotiating Portugal's entry into the European Union. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in Soares almost single-handedly turned public opinion around, for Portugal at the time was very wary of integration into the EU. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in

Presidency

Official portrait of President Soares by Júlio Pomar. Julio Pomar, GOL, GCM (born in Lisbon 1926 is a Portuguese painter

In the Portuguese presidential election, 1986, held in March, Soares was elected President of Portugal, beating Diogo Freitas do Amaral by less than 1% of the votes. The Portuguese presidential election of 1986 was held on January 26, the second round took place on February 16. Ancestors He was reelected in 1991, this time with almost 70% of the votes. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. For most of his two terms in office Portugal was governed by the Social Democratic Party, led by Aníbal Cavaco Silva. History The Social Democratic Party was born on May 6, 1974, when Francisco Sá Carneiro,

He devised the so-called Presidência aberta (open Presidency), a series of tours around the country, each addressing a particular issue, such as the Environment or a particular region of Portugal. See also Nature The natural environment, commonly referred to simply as the environment, is a terminology that is comprised of all living and Although generally well received by the public, some claimed that he was criticizing the government and exceeding his constitutional role. Others stated that the tours were in the style of medieval courts. Yet the name stuck for today's presidential initiatives of the same type.

Post presidency

Mário Soares in 2006

• Soares retired in 1996, but in 1998 he headed the Independent World Commission on the Oceans. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)

• In 1999 he also headed the Socialist ticket in elections to the European Parliament, where he served until the 2004 elections. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU Elections to the European Parliament were held from 10 June 2004 to 13 June 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union, using varying election days according He ran for President of the Parliament, but lost to Nicole Fontaine. Nicole Fontaine (born January 16, 1942 in Grainville-Ymauville, Seine-Maritime) is a French politician and Member of the

• In March 2005, he launched a petition urging the European Union to start membership talks with Cape Verde. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in The Republic of Cape Verde ( Portuguese: Cabo Verde, 'kabu 'veɾdɨ is a Republic located on an Archipelago in the Macaronesia

• On 30 August 2005, he announced his candidacy to run for President in the election that occurred in January 22, 2006, when he was 81 years old. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Portuguese presidential election were held on January 22, 2006 to elect a successor to the incumbent President Jorge Sampaio, who was Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. However, he lost the election to Aníbal Cavaco Silva and was even behind Manuel Alegre, receiving 14% of the vote. Manuel Alegre de Melo Duarte, GCL (born Águeda, 12 May 1936 is a Portuguese Poet and Politician, member of "The results went against my expectations. I accept this defeat with a feeling of mission accomplished, [. . . ]" he said, conceding defeat. It was suggested (in RTP1 TV-Programme Prós e Contras, in March 2008), that one of the reasons for the weak vote could be the Portuguese were reluctant to elect any President for more that 2 terms (only allowed by the Portuguese Constitution of 1976 if non-consecutive). Events in March American Red Cross Month Fire Prevention month ( The Philippines) Women's History Month ( United 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The first Portuguese Constitution was drafted in 1822 Several Revolutions led to the constitutions of 1826, 1838 ( Liberal Wars) 1911 (

• In the TV-programme Os Grandes Portugueses (English: The Greatest Portuguese), he was voted 12th, being the highest placed living Portuguese. Os Grandes Portugueses (The Greatest Portuguese was a public poll contest organized by the public broadcasting station RTP. However, this TV-Programme elected former dictator António de Oliveira Salazar as 1st, which questions the voting, as not being representative of the population's opinion. António de Oliveira Salazar, GColIH, GCTE, GCSE, pron. ɐ̃'tɔniu dɨ oli'vɐiɾɐ sɐlɐ'zaɾ

• He is also a member of the strongest maçonic lodge of Portugal, and the most active member of it, and together with the lodge president (Mr. António Arnaut), and together with all other powrfull maçonic members such as Carlos Monjardino, António de Almeida Santos, and other proeminent members, all associates of the Group of Macau, they rull in fact Portugal. António de Almeida Santos, GCL (born in Seia, Cabeça, 15 February 1926 is a Portuguese lawyer politician parliamentary and

• He is currently president of the Fundação Mário Soares (Mário Soares Foundation). His foundation got the headquarters given by the Municipal city of Lisbon, a tremendous building free of charge, plus 500 hundred thousand euros from the same city council of Lisbon, and another million from Fundaçao Oriente, which presidente is Carlos Monjardino, in fact the boss of Mario Soares and the architect of the strategy of the socialist party.

• He sites also in the board of Directors of Fundação Oriente, a foundation established in Macau, in 1986, which under his pressure and with the agreement of the former governor of Macao Carlos Melancia, was established with the agreement of the Macau government. This Foundation was allowed to receive 5% of the profits of the game business in Macao, from 1988 to \999, having ammassed immense assets, not possible in normal circumstances. The Foundatio Oriente had is headquarters changed to Portugal, and Carlos Monjardino, a former Macao government minister, became his president, together with other former socialist party members.

Ancestors

External links

• (Portuguese) Fundação Mário Soares
• (Portuguese) Soares' official site for the Portuguese elections of 2006