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The neighborhood of Parque das Nações, in Lisbon, where was held the 1998 World Exposition, is a symbol of the economic modernization and development of Portugal in the late 20th century. [ 177 ] The first 10 years of the Third Republic, in the context of the transition to democracy , were years of economic troubles, during which Portugal ...
Year Date Event 80 to 72 BC: The Sertorian War takes place, with Quintus Sertorius, a Roman general, rebelling against Rome with the support of the Lusitanians.: 27 BC: Augustus replaces the old Hispania Ulterior and Citerior division with a new one: Lusitania (Centre and South of modern Portugal and some territory of Modern Spain, namely the capital of Lusitania, Mérida), Baetica (only ...
By the 20th century, Portugal no longer called itself an empire, but a pluricontinental nation with overseas provinces. In the wake of World War II, decolonisation movements began to gain momentum in the empires of the European powers.
Pages in category "20th century in Portugal" ... This list may not reflect recent changes. . History of Portugal (1910-1926) History of Portugal (1926–1974)
Years of the 20th century in Portuguese Guinea (14 C) Pages in category "Years of the 20th century in Portugal" The following 100 pages are in this category, out of 100 total.
The monarchy would be deposed a month later and no other monarchist counterrevolution in Portugal has happened since. After the republican revolution in October 1910, the remaining colonies of the empire became overseas provinces of the Portuguese Republic until the late 20th century, when the last overseas territories of Portugal were handed over.
By the beginning of the reign of King Duarte I in 1433, the Real became the currency unit in Portugal, [25] and remained so up to the 20th century. In January 1430, Princess Isabella of Portugal married Philip III, Duke of Burgundy, Artur Côrte-Real [clarification needed], Count of Flanders. Around 2,000 Portuguese accompanied her, developing ...
Portugal, [e] officially the Portuguese Republic, [f] is a country in the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe.Featuring the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it shares the longest uninterrupted border in the European Union; to the south and the west is the North Atlantic Ocean; and to the west and southwest lie the ...