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Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
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Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa

b. 1948

Portuguese politician and academic, former President of Portugal

Born
12 Dec 1948 · Freguesia de São Sebastião da Pedreira
Part ofPortugal305 CE – today

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 90 years
  1. 12 Dec 1948BornBorn in Freguesia de São Sebastião da Pedreira
  2. 1975 – 1976RoleDeputy of the Constituent Assembly
  3. 1982 – 1983RoleMinister of Parliamentary Affairs
  4. 1994AwardCommander of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword
  5. 1996 – 1999RolePresident of the Social Democratic Party
  6. 2005AwardGrand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry
  7. 2016 – 2026RolePresident of Portugal
  8. 2016AwardCollar of the Order of Pope Pius IX
  9. 2016AwardGrand Cross of the Legion of Honour
  10. 2016AwardCollar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic‎
  11. 2017AwardOrder of Amilcar Cabral 1st Class
  12. 2017AwardGrand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer
  13. 2017AwardKnight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
  14. 2017AwardOrder of the Republic of Serbia
  15. 2018AwardGolden Key of Madrid
  16. 2018AwardGrand Order of King Tomislav
  17. 2018AwardNational Maltese Order of Merit

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1948 – today).

  1. 19501950 FIFA World Cup
  2. 1950 – 1953Korean War
  3. 1953 – 1959Cuban Revolution
  4. 19541954 FIFA World Cup
  5. 1955 – 1975Vietnam War
  6. 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
  7. 1956Suez Crisis
  8. 19581958 FIFA World Cup
  9. 1959Antarctic Treaty System
  10. 19621962 FIFA World Cup
  11. 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
  12. 19661966 FIFA World Cup
  13. 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
  14. 1968Prague Spring
  15. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  16. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  17. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  18. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  19. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  20. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  21. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  22. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  23. 1985Schengen Agreement
  24. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  25. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  26. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  27. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  28. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  29. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  30. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  31. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  32. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  33. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  34. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  35. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  36. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  37. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  38. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  39. 20112011 Norway attacks
  40. 2011Libyan civil war

Biography

Marcelo Nuno Duarte Rebelo de Sousa (born 12 December 1948) is a Portuguese politician and academic who served as the president of Portugal from 2016 to 2026. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party, though he suspended his party membership for the duration of his presidency. Rebelo de Sousa has previously served as a government minister, parliamentarian in the Assembly of the Republic, legal scholar, journalist, political analyst, law professor, and pundit.

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