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unusual facts about Portuguese Government



João Cravinho

Shortly after, Cravinho resigned from the parliament and went to England where he had been appointed administrator in The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development by the Portuguese Government headed by socialist José Sócrates.


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Alqueva Dam

The Portuguese government eventually made a firm decision to build the dam in the 1990s, during the Cavaco Silva and António Guterres governments.

Brisa – Auto-estradas de Portugal

In December 2009 a Brisa-led consortium was awarded a contract to construct the first stage of a high-speed rail link between Lisbon and Madrid by the Portuguese government, giving it a 40-year concession to operate the line within Portugal.

Convention of Gramido

The Convention was signed by the commanders of the Spanish and British military forces that had entered Portugal on behalf of the Quadruple Alliance, the representative of the Portuguese government in Lisbon, and the representatives of the Junta in Porto.

Duke of Faial

He was President of the Council of Ministers (Head of the Portuguese Government) and a remarkable Ambassador in London and to the Congress of Vienna.

Eugene Sharrer

In 1890, the Portuguese government had granted the British government a Concession to establish a port Chinde on the Zambezi River delta.

Portuguese Army Light Aviation Unit

In 2004, the Portuguese government prepared to open a new competition for the acquisition of light helicopters for both the UALE and the Portuguese Air Force, to replace the Alouette III, but the competition was eventually cancelled.