“putting tapes on the windows, because it was feared that Hitler would come down that way [to Portugal]”
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Jorge Sampaio
Jorge Fernando Branco de Sampaio was a Portuguese lawyer and politician who was the president of Portugal from 1996 to 2006. Sampaio was a member of the Socialist Party, a party which he led between 1989 and 1992. He served as the Mayor of Lisbon from 1990 to 1995 and High-Representative for the United Nations' Alliance of Civilizations between 2007 and 2013.
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Born 18 September 1939 · Died 10 September 2021 · Q156780
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2026· 1 entry
2021· 1 entry
Died 2021-09-10.
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2018· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry (2018).
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2016· 1 entry
Did not agree with Durão Barroso's position Portugal should participate and was strongly opposed to sending troops to Iraq
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2010· 2 entries
Awarded Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau (2010).
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Sampaio participated in the jury for Fondation Chirac's Conflict Prevention Prize
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2009· 1 entry
Sampaio was awarded the North–South Prize of the Council of Europe
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2008· 1 entry
Awarded North–South Prize (2008).
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2006· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Collar of the Order of Liberty (2006).
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Awarded Grand Collar of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword (2006).
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2004· 3 entries
Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (2004).
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Sampaio refused to hold an early election following the resignation of Social Democratic Party Prime Minister Durão Barroso
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Sampaio received the Charles V European Award
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2003· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the White Double Cross presented by Rudolf Schuster (2003).
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“Using the constitutional powers invested in me, I have decided to dissolve the Assembly of the Republic.”
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2002· 5 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín (2002).
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Awarded Order of the Liberator (2002).
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And paid a historic visit to the country in 2000
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Following the country's Independence with Xanana Gusmão as president
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“opens the way to reconciliation among Angolans and general elections”
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2001· 2 entries
Awarded Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2001).
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While the September 11 attacks on the United States were underway, Sampaio was having lunch with a guest at Belém Palace and had to immediately cancel
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1999· 3 entries
Awarded Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1999).
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Negotiations for the transfer of sovereignty over Macau to China came to an end and on 19 December, the transfer was completed with the Chinese leader Jiang Zemin
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In a CNN debate on the situation in Timor with Nobel Peace Prize winners José Ramos-Horta and bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo, Sampaio's intervention had international repercussions due to his confrontation with the Indonesia
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1998· 2 entries
Awarded Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class (1998).
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Sampaio became the first president to call referendums: the first was held on 28 June about abortion and the second was held on 8 November about regionalization
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1996· 4 entries
Awarded Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1996).
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Awarded Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1996).
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Sampaio and the government of António Guterres began to work on the independence of East Timor, which was then a province of Indonesia
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Career landmark: President of Portugal (1996–2006).
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1995· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Wissam Alaouite (1995).
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1994· 1 entry
The reconstruction of Chiado district that burned down in 1988, and the opening of the Chiado and Music museums
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1993· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order Bernardo O'Higgins (1993).
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1992· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau (1992).
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1991· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland (1991).
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1990· 1 entry
Career landmark: Mayor of Lisbon (1990–1995).
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1989· 2 entries
Career landmark: General Secretary of the Socialist Party (Portugal) (1989–1992).
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Sampaio was elected the 62nd Mayor of Lisbon with a left-wing coalition the PS led after winning 49
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1983· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry (1983).
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1978· 1 entry
IS was absorbed by the Partido Socialista (PS) ("Socialist Party") and Sampaio joined that party, where he was associated with its left-most wing
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1975· 1 entry
And André Ritta de Sampaio was born in 1980
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1967· 1 entry
Married Karin Schmidt Dias, a physician and daughter of anthropologist Jorge Dias and German-born pianist Margot Dias (née Schmidt), with whom he had no children
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1961· 2 entries
Sampaio started a career as a lawyer before entering politics following his father's advice, and often defended political prisoners
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A military-civilian uprising led by opposition figures, including the supporters of General Humberto Delgado, aimed at seizing the military barracks in Beja, an act of resistance against the totalitarian-conservative dic
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1949· 1 entry
Jorge Sampaio attempted to enroll at Colégio Militar, but failed, so he enrolled at Liceu Pedro Nunes
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1939· 1 entry
Born 1939-09-18.
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