Jorge Sampaio
Also known as Jorge Fernando Branco de Sampaio
President of Portugal from 1996 to 2006
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- Ensino superior em Portugal
- Com os portugueses
- O meu livro de política
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Jorge Fernando Branco de Sampaio GColTE GColIH GColL ( European Portuguese: [ˈʒɔɾʒɨ sɐ̃ˈpaju] ; 18 September 1939 – 10 September 2021) was a Portuguese lawyer and politician who was the president of Portugal from 1996 to 2006. Sampaio was a member of the Socialist Party, a party which he led between 1989 and 1992. He served as the Mayor of Lisbon from 1990 to 1995 and High-Representative for the United Nations' Alliance of Civilizations between 2007 and 2013.
Sampaio was an opponent to the dictatorship of Estado Novo. He participated in the student crisis in the 1960s and worked as a lawyer for political prisoners. During his presidency, Portugal relinquished its last colony, Macau, to China. Sampaio also played an important role in the 1999 East Timorese crisis.
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