Mário Soares

President of Portugal (1924–2017)
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Mário Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares, GColTE, GCC, GColL, KE (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmaɾiu suˈaɾɨʃ]; 7 December 1924 – 7 January 2017) was a Portuguese politician. He served as Prime Minister of Portugal from 1976 to 1978 and from 1983 to 1985. He was President of Portugal from 1986 to 1996.


Mário Soares

Mário Soares in 1978
Member of the European Parliament
In office
20 July 1999 – 19 July 2004
ConstituencyPortugal

17th President of Portugal
In office
9 March 1986 – 9 March 1996
Prime MinisterAníbal Cavaco Silva
António Guterres
Preceded byAntónio Ramalho Eanes
Succeeded byJorge Sampaio
Prime Minister of Portugal
In office
9 June 1983 – 6 November 1985
PresidentAntónio Ramalho Eanes
DeputyCarlos Mota Pinto
Rui Machete
Preceded byFrancisco Pinto Balsemão
Succeeded byAníbal Cavaco Silva
In office
23 July 1976 – 28 August 1978
PresidentAntónio Ramalho Eanes
Preceded byVasco de Almeida e Costa
Succeeded byAlfredo Nobre da Costa
Personal details
Born
Mário Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares

(1924-12-07)7 December 1924
Lisbon, Portugal
Died7 January 2017(2017-01-07) (aged 92)
Lisbon, Portugal
Political partyNational:
Socialist Party
European:
Party of European Socialists
Spouse(s)Maria Barroso
Children2
ProfessionLawyer
Historian
Professor

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