1980 in Portugal

← 1979 1978 1977 1980 in Portugal → 1981 1982 1983
Decades:	1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
See also:	History of Portugal Timeline of Portuguese history List of years in Portugal

Events in the year 1980 in Portugal.

Incumbents

• President: António Ramalho Eanes
• Prime Minister: Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo (Independent) (until 3 January); Francisco Sá Carneiro (Social Democratic) (from 3 January to 4 December); Diogo Freitas do Amaral (Democratic Social Center) (interim, from 4 December)

Events

• 1 January – 1980 Azores Islands earthquake
• 5 October – Portuguese legislative election, 1980
• 4 December – Prime minister Francisco de Sá Carneiro dies.
• 7 December – Portuguese presidential election, 1980

Births

• 25 February – Marisa Barros, runner.^[1]

Deaths

• 4 December – Francisco de Sá Carneiro, politician (born 1934)

References