1965 Portuguese presidential election

none January 2026 Portugal presidential 1958 Portuguese presidential election 1958 1972 Portuguese presidential election 1972 25 July 1965 Fotografia oficial do Presidente da República Américo Tomás.jpg Américo Tomás National Union (Portugal) 556 100% President Américo Tomás National Union (Portugal) Américo Tomás National Union (Portugal) Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 25 July 1965, during the Estado Novo regime of Prime Minister António de Oliveira Salazar, following parliamentary elections in the same year. It was the first presidential election to be held by the National Assembly of Portugal rather than by direct popular ballot and, subsequently, rear admiral Américo Tomás was universally endorsed for a second seven-year term. His only opponent in the preceding 1958 election, general Humberto Delgado, had been assassinated in early 1965 following an attempt to return to Portugal from exile, possibly to contest Tomás' election for a second time.Election Held By Portugal https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-standard-times-election-held-by-port/189461489/ 21 January 2026 The Standard-Times United Press International 25 July 1965 New Bedford, Massachusetts 3Brown Douglas Portugal: The Will and the Way https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-portugal-the-will-a/189461823/ 21 January 2026 The Daily Telegraph 26 July 1965 15 Results Américo Tomás National Union 556 13 References Presidential Category:Presidential elections in Portugal Portugal