1999 in Portugal

none 1999 Events in the year 1999 in Portugal. Incumbents President: Jorge Sampaio Prime Minister: António Guterres (Socialist) Events January to June 1 January – Portugal joins ten other European nations in officially adopting the euro currency. With euro banknotes and coins not set to be introduced until 2002, the escudo remains the sole physical currency nationwide at an exchange rate of one euro to 200.48 escudo.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/events/the_launch_of_emu/euro_latest/245679.stm E-Day: The euro is born BBC News 1 January 1999 25 September 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20111013194412/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/events/the_launch_of_emu/euro_latest/245679.stm 13 October 2011 live 28 February – The political party Left Bloc is formed from a merger of the People's Democratic Union, Politics XXI, and the Revolutionary Socialist Party.https://www.dn.pt/poder/cronologia-be20-anos-a-historia-do-bloco-em-duas-dezenas-de-momentos-marcantes-10624054.html Os 20 momentos marcantes da história do Bloco pt The 20 landmark moments in the history of the Bloc Diário de Notícias Lusa News Agency 27 February 2019 5 September 2021 6 May – An agreement between the Portuguese and Indonesian governments over the future of East Timor is signed by Foreign Minister Jaime Gama and his Indonesian counterpart Ali Alatas. The agreement allows East Timor, a former Portuguese colony occupied by Indonesia in 1975, to hold a referendum on whether to become an independent nation or remain an Indonesian province. Kofi Annan, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, hails the outcome as "a historic moment".https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-may-06-mn-34524-story.html Indonesia and Portugal Sign Pact Giving E. Timor a Choice Los Angeles Times 6 May 1999 18 March 2022 subscription 22 May – In association football, F.C. Porto secure the 1998-99 Primeira Divisão title ahead of rivals Boavista F.C. with one game of the season left to play, becoming the first club to win the Portuguese national championship five times in a row.https://www.jn.pt/desporto/o-unico-penta-do-futebol-nacional-faz-20-anos-10927041.html O único "penta" do futebol nacional faz 20 anos pt The only "penta" in national football turns 20 years old Jornal de Notícias 22 May 2019 21 October 2021 29 May – Portugal participates in the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest in Jerusalem with Rui Bandeira performing the song "Como tudo começou". Bandeira finishes the competition 21st of the 23 competing nations.http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=314 Eurovision Song Contest 1999 European Broadcasting Union 10 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20120118181332/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=314 18 January 2012 dead 13 June – European Parliament election: The Socialist Party wins the highest number of votes and seats to maintain its position as the largest Portuguese party in the European Parliament. Turnout rises by almost 5% to 40.4%, with Portugal one of just four countries across the European Union to see increased participation compared to the last elections in 1994.The June 1999 European Parliament elections West European Politics 23 1 161-174 Guyomarch Alain 2000 10.1080/01402380008425357 19 June – In association football, Beira-Mar defeat Campomaiorense to win the final of the Taça de Portugal held at the Estádio Nacional in Lisbon. It is the first time the club has won the competition.https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/taca-de-portugal/detalhe/beira-mar---campomaiorense-1-0 Beira Mar - Campomaiorense 1-0 pt Record Rui Hortelão 19 June 1999 29 September 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210517003305/https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/taca-de-portugal/detalhe/beira-mar---campomaiorense-1-0 17 May 2021 live July to December 18 July – A preliminary parliamentary report examining the death of Prime Minister Francisco Sa Carneiro in a 1980 plane crash is leaked, in which it is suggested that the incident, originally blamed on pilot error and technical issues, was the result of a bomb explosion co-ordinated by the right-wing group Commandos for the Defence of Western Civilisation.https://www.theguardian.com/world/1999/jul/18/theobserver2 Right-wing terrorists killed Portuguese PM in faked plane crash The Guardian Guardian Media Group Eduardo Goncalves 18 July 1999 10 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20130824010344/https://www.theguardian.com/world/1999/jul/18/theobserver2 24 August 2013 live 9 October – The state funeral of singer Amália Rodrigues, known as "The Queen of Fado", takes place in Lisbon's Estrela Basilica three days after her death at the age of 79. Among those present at the ceremony are President Jorge Sampaio and Prime Minister António Guterres, with thousands of mourners attending the subsequent funeral procession from the Estrela Basilica to Prazeres Cemetery.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/469679.stm Portugal mourns the 'voice of its soul' BBC News 9 October 1999 28 September 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20021002182212/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/469679.stm 2 October 2002 live 10 October – Legislative election: The governing Socialist Party led by Prime Minister António Guterres wins the highest number of seats in the Assembly, but fails to secure an overall majority after winning exactly half of the 230 seats available. With 44.4% of the vote, the Party achieves its highest vote share in an Assembly election since the Carnation Revolution. The centre-right Social Democratic Party led by José Manuel Barroso finishes as the largest opposition party with 81 seats and 32.6% of the vote. Turnout falls to 61.9%, the lowest recorded since Portugal's return to democracy in 1974.David Corkill Portugal's October 1999 election: Not quite a foregone conclusion West European Politics 23 3 201-206 2000 10.1080/01402380008425392 12 October – Portugal is awarded the hosting rights of the UEFA Euro 2004 association football tournament. The event is set to be the largest competition of its kind to take place in the country since the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship, and will feature matches in eight cities: Lisbon, Porto, Aveiro, Braga, Coimbra, Guimarães, Leiria, and Faro-Loulé.https://apnews.com/article/7c183418ffe44cfba968edf3a148f7d7 Portugal Awarded Euro 2004 Soccer Associated Press Nesha Starcevic 12 October 1999 29 September 2021 11 December – Thirty-five people are killed when a SATA Air Açores-operated plane crashes while en route between Ponta Delgada and Horta in the Azores.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/560225.stm Azores plane crash kills 35 BBC News 11 December 1999 13 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211011140623/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/560225.stm 11 October 2021 live Pilot error is later blamed as the main factor for the incident in a report published in 2001.https://edition.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/07/18/portugal.plane/ Pilot blamed for fatal crash CNN 18 July 2001 13 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211013160604/https://edition.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/07/18/portugal.plane/ 13 October 2021 live 19 and 20 December – Macau is peacefully handed over to the People's Republic of China as a Special Administrative Region, bringing to a close more than 400 years of Portuguese rule and marking the end of European colonial presence in Asia, and historically ending the Portuguese Empire.https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1999/12/20/china-regains-macau-after-442-years/c1971622-beb8-49dd-9936-c871ae0d604d/ China Regains Macau After 442 Years The Washington Post Clay Chandler 20 December 1999 10 October 2021 Sport In association football, for the first-tier league seasons, see 1998–99 Primeira Divisão and 1999–2000 Primeira Liga; for the Taça de Portugal seasons, see 1998–99 Taça de Portugal and 1999–2000 Taça de Portugal. Births 25 June – Messias Baptista, Olympic sprint canoeist (2020).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/146031 Messias Baptista Olympedia 5 November 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210806073242/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/146031 6 August 2021 live 9 July – Maria Martins, cyclist.https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/146012 Maria Martins Olympedia 5 November 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210810153702/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/146012 10 August 2021 live 10 November – João Félix, footballer.https://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/euro/artigos/os-26-magnificos-de-portugal-joao-felix-o-senhor-123-milhoes-de-euros Os 26 magníficos de Portugal: João Félix, o Senhor 123 milhões de euros Sapo Desporto pt Sport Informa 10 July 2021 5 November 2021 Deaths 7 June – António Livramento, roller hockey player (born 1943).https://www.publico.pt/1999/06/09/jornal/o-homem-que-marcou-o-hoquei-134640 O homem que marcou o hóquei pt Público Mário Barros 9 June 1999 12 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211011121733/https://www.publico.pt/1999/06/09/jornal/o-homem-que-marcou-o-hoquei-134640 11 October 2021 live 3 August – Alexandre Maria Pinheiro Torres, writer and literary critic (born 1923).https://sigarra.up.pt/up/en/web_base.gera_pagina?p_pagina=antigos%20estudantes%20ilustres%20-%20alexandre%20pinheiro%20torres University of Porto Famous Alumni - Alexandre Pinheiro Torres University of Porto 11 October 2021 10 August – Ernesto Melo Antunes, military official and politician (born 1933).https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-ltcol-ernesto-melo-antunes-1116974.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-ltcol-ernesto-melo-antunes-1116974.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Obituary: Lt-Col Ernesto Melo Antunes The Independent Elizabeth Nash 6 September 1999 9 October 2021 6 October – Amalia Rodrigues, fado singer (born 1920).https://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/07/arts/amalia-rodrigues-79-queen-of-fado-lisbon-s-sad-songs.html Amalia Rodrigues, 79, Queen Of Fado, Lisbon's Sad Songs The New York Times Jon Pareles 7 October 1999 10 October 2021 References 1999 Category:Years of the 20th century in Portugal Portugal