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Mário Soares

1924 - 2017

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Mário Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares (European Portuguese: [ˈmaɾju alˈβɛɾtu ˈnɔβɾɨ ˈlɔpɨʃ suˈaɾɨʃ]; 7 December 1924 – 7 January 2017) was a Portuguese politician, who served as prime minister of Portugal from 1976 to 1978 and from 1983 to 1985, and subsequently as the 17th president of Portugal from 1986 to 1996. He was the first secretary-general of the Socialist Party, from its foundation in 1973 to 1986. A major political figure in Portugal, he is considered the father of Portuguese democracy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mário Soares is the 2,241st most popular politician (down from 2,053rd in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 49th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Portuguese Politician.

Mário Soares was a Portuguese politician and statesman. He served as the Prime Minister of Portugal from 1976 to 1978 and from 1983 to 1985. He also served as the President of Portugal from 1986 to 1996.

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Among politicians, Mário Soares ranks 2,241 out of 19,576. Before him are Albert III, Duke of Austria, Michael D. Higgins, Qutuz, James IV of Scotland, Theuderic IV, and Edmund I. After him are Tang of Shang, Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Kenneth MacAlpin, René Coty, Austen Chamberlain, and Faustina the Younger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Mário Soares ranks 31. Before him are Paul Feyerabend, Lys Assia, S. R. Nathan, Billy Wright, Jovanka Broz, and Ramiz Alia. After him are Kōbō Abe, J. D. Tippit, Sidney Lumet, Ezer Weizman, Benny Hill, and Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Among people deceased in 2017, Mário Soares ranks 32. Before him are Glen Campbell, George Andrew Olah, Roman Herzog, Johnny Hallyday, Martin Landau, and Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov. After him are Simone Veil, Slobodan Praljak, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Liu Xiaobo, Richard F. Gordon Jr., and Mauno Koivisto.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Mário Soares ranks 57 out of 633. Before him are Ferdinand I of Portugal (1345), Afonso II of Portugal (1185), Pedro V of Portugal (1837), António Costa (1961), Denis of Portugal (1261), and John V of Portugal (1689). After him are Manoel de Oliveira (1908), Diogo Cão (1440), Afonso VI of Portugal (1643), John of God (1495), Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (1434), and Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy (1397).

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Among POLITICIANS In Portugal

Among politicians born in Portugal, Mário Soares ranks 34. Before him are Peter III of Portugal (1717), Ferdinand I of Portugal (1345), Afonso II of Portugal (1185), Pedro V of Portugal (1837), António Costa (1961), and John V of Portugal (1689). After him are Afonso VI of Portugal (1643), Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (1434), Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy (1397), Henry, King of Portugal (1512), Peter II of Portugal (1648), and Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal (1699).

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