2016 in Portugal

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The following lists events during 2016 in Portugal.

Incumbents

• President: Aníbal Cavaco Silva, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
• Prime Minister: António Costa

Events

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa won the 2016 presidential election

• 24 January – The Portuguese presidential election, 2016
• 9 March – Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa took over as President
• August – 2016 Portugal wildfires

Sports

• The 2016 Summer Olympics had 92 Portuguese competitors in 16 sports.

Deaths

• 24 February – Ernesto Oliveira, footballer ( b. 1921).^[1]
• 31 March – Fernando Mendes, footballer (b. 1937)
• 25 July – Artur Correia, footballer (b. 1950)
• 3 October – Mário Wilson, footballer (b. 1929).
• 11 November – Alfredo Bruto da Costa, politician (b. 1938).^[2]

References

1. "Faleceu uma lenda…". atleticocp.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 December 2016.
2. "Morreu Bruto da Costa, o político para quem se devia dar aos pobres o peixe e a cana". publico.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 December 2016.