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Aníbal Cavaco Silva
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Portuguese politician (born 1939)
Aníbal Cavaco Silva is a Portuguese politician born in 1939 who has held major leadership positions in Portugal's government and state. He matters because of his significant influence on Portuguese politics and policy during key periods of the country's modern history.
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Silva
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Portugal
- Place of birth
- Boliqueime
- Spouse
- Maria Cavaco Silva
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- University of York
- Employer
- Catholic University of Portugal
- Political party
- Social Democratic Party
- Languages spoken
- Portuguese
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Official website
- www.gabinetesacramento.pt
- Image
- Анибал Каваку Силва 01 (13-06-2013) (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Aníbal Cavaco Silva
- date of birth
- 1939-07-15
- name in native language
- Aníbal António Cavaco Silva
- candidacy in election
- 2006 Portuguese presidential election
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Encyclopedic overview
Aníbal António Cavaco Silva GCC GColTE GColL GColIH ( European Portuguese: [ɐˈniβɐl ɐ̃ˈtɔni.u kɐˈvaku ˈsilvɐ, - ɐ̃ˈtɔnju -]; born 15 July 1939) is a Portuguese economist and politician who served as the president of Portugal from 2006 to 2016, and as prime minister of Portugal, from 1985 to 1995. His 10-year tenure was the longest of any prime minister since Salazar, and the longest for a freely elected prime minister in Portugal's republican history. He was the first Portuguese prime minister to win an absolute parliamentary majority under the current constitutional system (dating to 1974). He is most recognized for guiding Portugal into the European Union, liberalizing the Portuguese economy and improving infrastructures across the country.
Early life and career
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