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Events in the year 1961 in Portugal .
The President of the Portuguese Republic is the executive head of state of Portugal. The powers, functions and duties of prior presidential offices, and their relation with the Prime Minister and cabinets have over time differed with the various Portuguese constitutions.
Américo de Deus Rodrigues Tomás, GCC, GOA, GOSE, was a Portuguese Navy officer and politician. He was the 13th President of Portugal, and the third and last president of the Estado Novo.
Prime Minister is the current title of the head of government of Portugal. As head of government, the Prime Minister coordinates the actions of ministers, represents the Government of Portugal to the other bodies of state, is accountable to Parliament and keeps the President informed. The Prime Minister can hold the role of head of government with the portfolio of one or more ministries.
The Santa Maria hijacking was carried out on 22 January 1961 when Portuguese and Spanish political rebels seized control of a Portuguese passenger ship, aiming to force political change in Portugal. The action was also known as Operation Dulcinea, the code name given by its chief architect and leader, Portuguese military officer, writer and politician Henrique Galvão, who had been exiled in Caracas, Venezuela since 1959. After United States naval intervention, the ship arrived in Brazil, and the hijacking ended on 2 February when the rebels were given political asylum there.
The Baixa de Cassanje revolt is considered the first confrontation of the War of Independence in Angola and the Portuguese Colonial War throughout the colonies. The uprising began on 3 January 1961 in the region of Baixa do Cassanje, district of Malanje, Portuguese Angola. By the 4 January the Portuguese authorities had successfully suppressed the revolt. 4 January is now Colonial Martyrs Repression Day, a national holiday in Angola.
Viasa Flight 897 refers to an international scheduled Rome–Madrid–Lisbon–Santa Maria–Caracas passenger service that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal on 30 May 1961, shortly after takeoff from Portela Airport. There were no survivors among the 61 occupants of the aircraft.
In association football, for the first-tier league seasons, see 1960–61 Primeira Divisão and 1961–62 Primeira Divisão; for the Taça de Portugal seasons, see 1960–61 Taça de Portugal and 1961–62 Taça de Portugal.
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played with a spherical ball between two teams of eleven players. It is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries and dependencies, making it the world's most popular sport. The game is played on a rectangular field called a pitch with a goal at each end. The object of the game is to score by moving the ball beyond the goal line into the opposing goal.
The 1960–61 Primeira Divisão was the 27th season of top-tier football in Portugal.
Statistics of Portuguese Liga in the 1961/1962 season.
José António Conceiçāo Neto was a Portuguese footballer who played as a defensive midfielder for Benfica. He was part of their European Cup victories in the 1960–61 and 1961–62 campaigns.
Events in the year 1945 in Portugal.
Events in the year 1946 in Portugal.
Events in the year 1947 in Portugal.
Events in the year 1953 in Portugal.
Events in the year 1954 in Portugal.
Events in the year 1959 in Portugal.
Events in the year 1960 in Portugal.
Events in the year 1962 in Portugal.
Events in the year 1963 in Portugal.
Events in the year 1966 in Portugal.
Events in the year 1967 in Portugal.
Events in the year 1968 in Portugal.
Events in the year 1969 in Portugal.
Events in the year 1971 in Portugal.
Events in the year 1972 in Portugal.
Events in the year 1973 in Portugal.
Events in the year 1974 in Portugal.
Events in the year 1975 in Portugal.
Events in the year 1977 in Portugal.
