1951 in Portugal

← 1950 1949 1948 1951 in Portugal → 1952 1953 1954
Centuries:	18th 19th 20th 21st
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	List of years in Portugal

Events in the year 1951 in Portugal.

Incumbents

• President: Oscar Carmona (until 18 April), António de Oliveira Salazar (18 April-21 July) Francisco Craveiro Lopes (from 21 July)
• Prime Minister: António de Oliveira Salazar

Events

• 22 July - Presidential election.[1]

Sports

• 8 February – F.C. Penafiel founded
• Establishment of the Portuguese Handball First Division
• Real Sport Clube founded

Births

• 6 June – Manuel Fernandes, football player and coach.[2]
• 27 June – Manuel Cajuda, football manager.[3]

Deaths

Amélie of Orléans

• 18 April – Óscar Carmona, president (born 1869)
• 25 October (in France) – Amélie of Orléans, Queen consort of Portugal

References

1. "Eleições Gerais Portuguesas desde 1820" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2005-01-05. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
2. "Manuel Fernandes". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
3. "Manuel Cajuda". footballzz.co.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2014.