1912 in Portugal

Events in the year 1912 in Portugal.

1912
in
Portugal

Centuries:
  • 18th
  • 19th
  • 20th
  • 21st
Decades:
  • 1890s
  • 1900s
  • 1910s
  • 1920s
  • 1930s
See also:List of years in Portugal

Incumbents

  • President: Manuel de Arriaga
  • Prime Minister: Augusto de Vasconcelos (until 16 June), Duarte Leite (from 16 June)[1]
  • President of Chamber of Deputies: António Aresta Branco until 29 November; Vítor Macedo Pinto from 2 December
  • President of Senate of the Republic: Anselmo Braamcamp Freire

Events

  • 6 January - Due to a violation of article 379 of the Penal Code, Bishop of the Algarve was prohibited from residing in his diocese for two years by Ministry of Justice António Macieira.[2]
  • 28 January - Inauguration of the Free University of Lisbon in a formal session at the Coliseu dos Recreios, in the presence of the President of the Republic, Manuel de Arriaga.
  • 24 February - Establishment of the Republican Union and Evolutionist Party political parties.
  • 8 July - Royalist attack on Chaves

Sport

  • Establishment of Clube de Futebol Esperança de Lagos
  • Establishment of Leça F.C.
  • Establishment of S.C. Olhanense
  • Establishment of C.D. Olivais e Moscavide
  • 5 May to 27 July - Portugal at the 1912 Summer Olympics

References

  1. de Oliveira Marques, A.H. (March 1986). História de Portugal Volume III (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Palas Editores. p. 611.
  2. Marques de Sousa, Luís Filipe (1912). "A Diocese do Algarve e a Implantação da República, A questão religiosa e a Lei da Separação do Estado das Igrejas através do Boletim do Algarve (1911-12)".
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