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	António de Oliveira Salazar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		António de Oliveira Salazar (April 28, 1889—July 27, 1970) was the Prime Minister of Portugal from 1932 to 1968, noted for the dictatorial nature of his government.
		In 1945 Portugal was in control of the Azores, Madeira, Cape Verde Islands, São Tomé e Principe, Angola (including Cabinda), Portuguese Guinea, and Mozambique in Africa, Goa, Damão (including Dadra and Nagar Haveli), and Diu, in India, Macau in China and Portuguese Timor in Southeast Asia.
		Portugal was admitted to NATO in 1949 and this reflected Portugal's new role as an ally against communism.
	newlenox.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Ant%F3nio_de_Oliveira_Salazar (1030 words)

	Pedro Santana Lopes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pedro Miguel de Santana Lopes (born June 29, 1956) is a Portuguese politician, and was Prime Minister of Portugal in (2004 and 2005).
		Because the PSD was the major partner in the coalition government at the time, the Party proposed Santana Lopes for the post of Prime Minister, a position to which he was formally invited by president Jorge Sampaio on July 12, 2004.
		Santana Lopes' short career as Prime Minister began inauspiciously, with some members of government being shuffled between departments on the same afternoon as the government was being inaugurated.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pedro_Santana_Lopes (860 words)

	Portugal - The Prime Minister (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The prime minister also directs the operations of the armed forces, although the president is formally the commander in chief.
		As in other parliamentary systems, the prime minister is the leader of the largest party in the parliament or the head of a coalition of parties.
		The prime minister may ask for a vote of confidence from the parliament, but he could also be ousted by a vote of no confidence or through a leadership change in his own party.
	countrystudies.us /portugal/79.htm (332 words)

	José Manuel Durão Barroso - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		He served as Prime Minister of his country from 6 April 2002 until 29 June 2004, when he resigned to become President-designate of the European Commission.
		In 1985, Durão Barroso joined the PSD government of Prime Minister Aníbal Cavaco Silva as Assistant Secretary of State at the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
		In 1992, Durão Barroso was promoted to the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs, and served in this capacity until the defeat of the PSD in the 1995 general election.
	pineville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Jos%E9_Manuel_Dur%E3o_Barroso (659 words)

	Francisco Sá Carneiro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A lawyer by traning, he became a member of the puppet, where he became one of the leaders of the "Liberal Wing", which attempted to work for the gradual transformation of António de Oliveira Salazar's dictatorship into a normal Western European democracy.
		He was minister without portfolio in a number of provisional governments, and was elected as a deputy to the Constitutional Assembly the next year.
		The Alliance polled 45.2 percent of the popular vote and gained 128 of the 250 seats in the Assembly of the Republic; 75 of these were from the PSD.
	americancanyon.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Francisco_S%E1_Carneiro (555 words)

	White House Daily Briefing Transcript
		Prime Minister Blair in his speech today said that action will be taken against Iraq if he does not comply with U.N. resolutions.
		Prime Minister Blair represents the thoughts of many who were concerned about liberty and freedom, and the President looks forward to giving a speech Thursday at the United Nations.
		Q: Yesterday, the Prime Minister of Canada said, after discussing the Iraqi situation with the President, that the President hadn't offered him any new evidence or proof that Hussein is currently or doing anything new in terms of pursuit of these weapons.
	www.usembassy-israel.org.il /publish/peace/archives/2002/september/091105.html (4063 words)

	List of Prime Ministers of Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Portugal, the post of Prime Minister (Portuguese:Primeiro-Ministro) is the head of the country's Government.
		He coordinates the actions of all ministers, represents the Government as a whole, reports his actions and is controlled by the Assembly of the Republic, and keeps the President of the Republic informed.
		However, before the Carnation Revolution of 1974 the competences of the Prime Minister were different.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Prime_Ministers_of_Portugal (436 words)

	Ex-Portugal Prime Minister Goncalves dies - Boston.com - Latin America/Caribbean - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Vasco Goncalves, a former prime minister who played a key part in the 1974 April revolution that toppled 48 years of right-wing dictatorship in Portugal, died Saturday.
		LISBON, Portugal --Vasco Goncalves, a former prime minister who played a key part in the 1974 April revolution that toppled 48 years of right-wing dictatorship in Portugal, died Saturday.
		Goncalves was prime minister of four socialist provisional governments between 1974 and 1975 before being ousted by a more moderate wing in August 1975.
	www.boston.com /news/world/latinamerica/articles/2005/06/11/ex_portugal_prime_minister_goncalves_dies (262 words)

	Statement of HE Mr. Pedro Santana Lopes, Prime Minister of Portugal, to the 59 UN General Assembly
		Portugal has a habit of recalling them, on occasions such as this, because we feel that this common undertaking is based on solid foundations.
		Portugal believes that it is up to the United Nations to contribute also decisively to the establishment of a global strategy against terrorism.
		This is why Portugal proposed, at the last session of the General Assembly, the creation of a commission to promote peace and development, under the mandate of, and in collaboration with, the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council.
	www.un.int /portugal/59ungapmeng.htm (2047 words)

	Portal do Governo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Portugal hopes it's Official Development Assistance to reach the value of 0.51% of the Gross Domestic Product in 2001, in order to prepare the path for an ambitious goal of 0.7% in 2015, said the Portuguese State and Foreign Minister Freitas do Amaral, in his address to the 60th UN General Assembly, in September, 19th.
		The ex-Prime Minister of Portugal António Guterres was chosen the new United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, on May 25th.
		Portugal will hold the presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in the second half of 2005.
	www.portugal.gov.pt /Portal/EN (305 words)

	Portugal's Prime Minister Barroso nominated as European Commission president
		Barroso’s nomination by the ministers, who are appointed by national governments, must be approved in a secret ballot of members of the elected European Parliament on July 22.
		He has kept Portugal within the EU’s budgetary requirements in the face of mass demonstrations and strikes and developed what journalists describe as a “thick skin”, indifferent to popular hostility.
		After narrowly defeating the ruling Socialist Party government in elections in April 2002, Barroso became prime minister of a coalition government with the far-right Euro-sceptic Popular Party of Paulo Portas, who is currently the defence minister.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2004/jul2004/port-j21.shtml (1475 words)

	US Department of State Bulletin: Visit of Portuguese Prime Minister Soares - Mario Soares - transcript
		As Prime Minister of Portugal, he represents a close and valued ally, one of the founding members of the North Atlantic alliance.
		We applaud Prime Minister Soares' and Portugal's commitment to a strong and effective NATO alliance, and we wish them well as they move to join the Auropean Communities.
		The Prime Minister and I exchanged views on the present situation and outlook in the Middle East and Central America--regions in which he has a long and deep interest and concern.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1079/is_v84/ai_3286390 (703 words)

	Portugal's prime minister says government is quitting before early elections North County Times - North San Diego and ...
		Government ministers are expected to keep working until the election, but they only will manage the daily running of the country.
		The ministers cannot carry out pay rises and tax cuts foreseen in their 2005 state budget, which was approved by Parliament last week.
		The school year was delayed by weeks because the Education Ministry was late assigning teachers to schools, Finance Minister Antonio Bagao Felix publicly disagreed with Santana Lopes over tax cuts, and the government locked horns with the media for allegedly trying to muzzle its critics at newspapers and television networks.
	www.nctimes.com /articles/2004/12/12/news/nation/18_00_4812_11_04.txt (529 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Europe \| Portugal names new prime minister
		Portugal's president has appointed Pedro Santana Lopes to be the country's next prime minister.
		He said continuity was in Portugal's best interests at a time when the country was still struggling to pull out of recession.
		In a political career spanning more than two decades, the new prime minister designate has had little experience of government at national level, having held only a number of minor offices.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/europe/3888131.stm (267 words)

	Remarks With Prime Minister Durao of Portugal in Photo Opportunity
		And I appreciate the government of Portugal for its strong support in the war against terror.
		PRIME MINISTER DURAO: Okay, thank you very much.
		I think it is very important the United States of America and President Bush listens to the opinion of close allies, and Portugal is a very close ally of the United States.
	www.state.gov /p/eur/rls/rm/2002/13569.htm (520 words)

	Catholic World News : Portugal prime minister won't drop abortion charges
		Voters in a 1998 referendum voted narrowly to retain the status of abortion on demand as illegal; abortions are allowed there for serious health risks to the mother or in cases of rape or incest.
		Portugal is under increasing pressure from the European Union to eliminate its abortion restrictions.
		Earlier that month, the Dutch Foreign Minister and a majority of Dutch elected officials appealed to Portugal to allow the Women on Waves abortion boat access to Portuguese ports.
	www.cwnews.com /news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=33707 (420 words)

	Statement by the Prime Minister on returning from visiting Portugal and Italy - June 30, 2000
		The Summit was attended on the European side by the Prime Minister of Portugal, Mr.
		Annual dialogues will also be held at the level of the External Affairs Minister and other Ministers, as also the meetings between the senior officials on both sides.
		Portugal expressed appreciation of our economic progress in recent years, especially in areas like Information Technology.
	indianembassy.org /special/cabinet/Primeminister/pm_june_30_2000.htm (781 words)

	Pedro Santana Lopes biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Pedro Miguel de Santana Lopes (born June 29, 1956) is a Portuguese politician, and the Prime Minister of Portugal since July 17, 2004.
		Santana Lopes was born in Lisbon and graduated in Law from the University of Lisbon.
		Because PSD was the major party in the coalition government at the time, Santana Lopes also inherited the seat of Prime Minister, a position he was formally invited to by president Jorge Sampaio on July 12, 2004.
	pedro-santana-lopes.biography.ms (193 words)

	Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Obituaries / M. Pintasilgo, Portugal's former prime minister, 74
		LISBON, Portugal -- Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo, the only woman to serve as Portugal's prime minister, died of heart failure Saturday, news reports said.
		She also held a series of senior posts, including minister of social affairs, in provisional governments after the 1974 revolution which ended 30 years of dictatorship.
		She was always concerned about the social dimension of politics, worried about the underprivileged," Santana Lopes said.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/obituaries/articles/2004/07/11/m_pintasilgo_portugals_former_prime_minister_74 (176 words)

	Portugal's new Prime Minister - PRAVDA.Ru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Jose Socrates, leader of the Socialist Party, is Portugal's new Head of Government
		With the return of the Socialists to power in 1995 under Antonio Guterres, Socrates began his rise in the party and in politics, first as Secretary of State in the Environment Ministry, then as Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister and finally, as Minister of the Environment.
		Organised and determined, Jose Socrates fulfilled his objectives, setting up an ambitious network of sanitary landfills, completing the Project within the time limit, which was reduced by two years due to the unexpected resignation of Antonio Guterres and the subsequent change of government.
	english.pravda.ru /printed.html?news_id=15016 (226 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Europe \| Portuguese prime minister quits
		Portugal's Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes has announced the resignation of his conservative government.
		The prime minister took office four months ago when Jose Manuel Barroso left the post to become president of the European Commission.
		The brief tenure of Mr Santa Lopes has been marked by the bitter resignation of a minister, slumping polls and allegations of government interference with the media.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/4089199.stm (335 words)

	Blogs for Bush: The White House Of The Blogosphere: Spanish Prime Minister, Portugal's Interior Minister and Polish ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Portugal's Interior Minister Antonio Figueiredo Lopes visited Iraq on Sunday, the Prime Minister of Spain Jose Maria Aznar visited Iraq on Saturday, and today the Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski visited his troops as well in Iraq:
		The visit comes one day after Portugal's Interior Minister Antonio Figueiredo Lopes on Sunday paid a surprise visit to his country's paramilitary police force based near Nasiriyah in southern Iraq.
		Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar also paid a visit to Spanish troops in the southern city of Diwaniyah on Saturday.
	www.blogsforbush.com /mt/archives/000318.html (675 words)

	AP Worldstream: Poll: Former Prime Minister Cavaco Silva Portugal's top choice for president@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The centrist Social Democrats may be down in polls ahead of parliamentary elections, but their one-time leader would be Portugal's top choice for president, a poll showed Monday.
		Former Prime Minister Anibal Cavaco Silva, who led a Social Democratic government 1985-1995, would get 39.5 percent of the votes if a presidential election were held today, according to the survey published in newspaper Diario de Noticias.
		Antonio Guterres, of the left-wing Socialists, was a distant second with 11 percent in the poll, although support for that party...
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:105166906&refid=holomed_1 (192 words)

	Portugal: Prime Minister calls for Referendum on European Constitution ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Since 2002 we are campaigning to get referendums on the EU Constitution (more).
		Another country is going to join the group of EU-member states which gives their people a say on the European Union.
		Portugal's Prime Minister Jose Manuel Durao Barroso told the parliament about the current plans to hold a referendum on the EU - Constitution.
	www.european-referendum.org /up/up41.html (115 words)

	GOP.gov - Pombo to Meet with Prime Minister of Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Congressman Richard Pombo will be meeting with Manuel Jose Durao Barroso, Prime Minister of Portugal, tomorrow.
		The meeting, scheduled at the request of Prime Minister Barroso, will take place in the United States Capitol.
		Joining Pombo and Prime Minister Barroso will be Congressmen Barney Frank (D-MA) and Patrick Toomey (R-PA).
	www.gop.gov /item-news.asp?docId=56001 (145 words)

	EU Presidency 2004 Website > Media Services > Photo Archives > Images week beginning 28 June
		Description : José Manuel Durão Barroso, Prime Minister of Portugal, pauses at a press conference following the EU Council meeting where he was elected the European Commission presidential candidate in Brussels, Belgium on Tuesday 29 June 2004.
		Description : José Manuel Durão Barroso, the Prime Minister of Portugal, at a press conference following the EU Council meeting where he was elected the European Commission presidential candidate in Brussels, Belgium on Tuesday 29 June 2004.
		Description : (L-R) Javier Solana as EU foreign policy chief, José Manuel Durão Barroso, the Prime Minister of Portugal and future European Commission President, Bertie Ahern, the Irish Taoiseach and President of the European Council, at a press conference following the EU council meeting in Brussels, Belgium on Tuesday 29 June 2004.
	www.eu2004.ie /content/index.asp?sNavlocator=9,194,510&version=printerfriendly (687 words)

	Ex-Portuguese PM for top U.N. refugee post - (United Press International) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The secretary-general Tuesday asked the 191-member U.N. General Assembly to elect Antonio Manuel de Oliveira Guterres for a three-year term beginning June 15 to replace Ruud Lubbers, a former Dutch prime minister, who said he was resigning in February because of a lack of confidence following unproven allegations of sexual harassment.
		He was prime minister of Portugal from 1996 to 2002 and was a member of the Portuguese Parliament from 1976 to 1983 and from 1985 to 1995.
		Guterres' resume shows in addition to an extensive political, professional and academic career, he has had experience with many non-governmental organizations and was a founding member of the Portuguese Refugee Council in 1991.
	washingtontimes.com /upi-breaking/20050524-015133-2906r.htm (209 words)

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