1989 in Portugal

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See also:	List of years in Portugal

Events in the year 1989 in Portugal .

Incumbents

• President: Mário Soares
• Prime Minister: Aníbal Cavaco Silva

Events

• 18 June - European Parliament election. ^[1]
• 17 December - Local election. ^[2]

Arts and entertainment

Portugal participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 with Da Vinci and the song "Conquistador".

Sports

In association football, for the first-tier league seasons, see 1988–89 Primeira Divisão and 1989–90 Primeira Divisão.

Births

• 29 January - Vasco Rocha, footballer
• 18 February - Marco António de Oliveira Quaresma Ferreira Alemão, robotics engineer
• 15 March - Adrien Silva, footballer
• 30 March - João Sousa, tennis player
• 31 March - Carlos Manuel Guedes Santos, footballer
• 28 December - Salvador Sobral, singer

Deaths

• 31 January - Fernando Namora, writer and medical doctor. (born 1919) ^[3]
• 2 February - Nuno Oliveira, equestrian, horse trainer and dressage instructor. (born 1925)
• 13 April - António Ferreira Gomes, Roman Catholic archbishop. (born 1906)
• 24 April - Santana, international footballer. (born 1936)
• 1 July - António Morais, football player and manager. (born 1934)
• 28 July - Patalino, footballer. (born 1922)
• 26 August - Jorge Franco, Olympic fencer (1952). (born 1923) ^[4]
• 13 November - Eurico Caires, footballer. (born 1952) ^[5]

References

1. "Parlamento Europeu 18-06-1989". eleicoes.cne.pt (in Portuguese). Comissão Nacional de Eleições. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
2. "Autárquicas > Câmara Municipal 17-12-1989". eleicoes.cne.pt (in Portuguese). Comissão Nacional de Eleições. Archived from the original on 12 July 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
3. "Fernando Namora, Novelist, 69". The New York Times . 1 February 1989. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
4. "Olympedia – Jorge Franco". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
5. "NASL-Eurico Caires". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 5 October 2025.