1991 in Portugal

Events in the year 1991 in Portugal.

Incumbents

13 January – 1991 Portuguese presidential election:^[1] President Mário Soares (in office since 1986) is re-elected for a second term with more than 70% of the votes. He was supported by PS and PSD, the two major parties in Portugal.

7 March – Dulce Pontes wins the 1991 Festival RTP da Canção, with the song Lusitana paixão. Dulce Pontes thus became the representative of Portugal at the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest.
9 March – Mário Soares takes the oath of office for a second term as President of Portugal.

10–13 May – Pope John Paul II visits Portugal. The Pope visited Lisbon, Fátima, the Azores and Funchal.
31 May – Bicesse Accords are signed.

4 June – The Assembly of the Republic approves the 1990 Orthographic Agreement.^[2]
14 June – Opening of 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship. The tournament was hosted by Portugal and was played across 5 cities. Portugal U-20 team were the defending champions.
24 June – São João Bridge is opened.
30 June – Portugal wins the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship, defeating Brazil in a final played at Estádio da Luz, in Lisbon. Portugal thus renewed the title they had conquered in the previous Championship, held in 1989. Many of the players of the victorious 1989 and 1991 youth squads (such as Luís Figo, Rui Costa and Fernando Couto) would later become the Golden Generation of the Portuguese senior team, a generation which would reach the semifinals of UEFA Euro 2000, the final of UEFA Euro 2004 and the semifinals of 2006 FIFA World Cup.

6 October - 1991 Portuguese legislative election: Led by Aníbal Cavaco Silva, the incumbent centre-right PSD wins an historical absolute majority, renewing the majority they had conquered in the 1987 election. Prime Minister Cavaco Silva (in office since 1985) is appointed for a third term in office.

^ "Presidência da República 13-01-1991". eleicoes.cne.pt (in Portuguese). Comissão Nacional de Eleições. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
^ "4 de Junho de 1991 — Aprovação do Acordo Ortográfico" [4 June 1991 — Approval of Orthographic Agreement]. Foundation Mário Soares (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 March 2019.
^ "13 de Setembro de 1991 — É inaugurado o último troço da auto-estrada Lisboa-Porto" [13 September 1991 — It's opened the last section of Lisbon–Oporto motorway]. Foundation Mário Soares (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 March 2019.
^ "Deputados: Biografia - Duarte Alves" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.