The year 2007 in Portugal.

Incumbents

President: Aníbal Cavaco Silva

Prime Minister: José Sócrates

Events

May

May 3: Disappearance of Madeleine McCann, in Praia da Luz, Algarve. May 29: Prime Minister José Sócrates visits Russia. May 30: General strike.

2007 in Portugal

June

June 25: Opening of the Berardo Museum in Lisbon.

2007 in Portugal

July

July 1: Beginning of the Portuguese presidency of the European Union. July 4: The 1st EU-Brazil summit takes place in Lisbon. July 15: Local elections in Lisbon. António Costa is elected mayor.

2007 in Portugal

September

September 28: Luís Filipe Menezes wins the elections in PSD and become the leader of the main opposition party.

October

October 25: Visit of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin to Portugal. October 26: EU-Russia summit in Mafra.

November

November 5: A road accident on Auto-estrada A23, in the municipality of Vila Velha de Ródão, killed 15 people and injured 22.

December

December 8 - December 9: Africa-EU Summit. December 13: Signing of the Treaty of Lisbon.

Arts & literature

New Books

Awards

Music

Television

Film

October 25: Premiere of A Outra Margem.

Internet

Sport

May 20: F.C. Porto wins the football championship. May 26: Ovarense wins the basketball championship. May 27: Sporting C.P. wins the football cup final against C.F. Os Belenenses.

Deaths

January 19: Fiama Hasse Pais Brandão

January 23: A. H. de Oliveira Marques

March 1: Manuel Bento

March 26: João Soares Louro (pt) May 21: Alberto Vilaça July 4: Henrique Viana July 15: Alberto Romão Dias August 25: Eduardo Prado Coelho August 27: Alberto de Lacerda October 9: Fausto Correia

See also

List of Portuguese films of 2007

References

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Years of the 21st century in Portugal

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