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The limits of the new parish extend to the north, to the parish of Paderne and the Escarpão roadway until Ribeira de Quarteira; the south is confined by the Caminho de Ferro, Caminho da Mosqueira and Caminho Municipal 1285 (municipal roadway) and the Estrada Nacional 395; the eastern frontier is limited by the municipality of Loulé; and the ...
The Ministry of National Defence (Portuguese: Ministério da Defesa Nacional or MDN) is a Portuguese government ministry, which is responsible for preparing and executing the national defense policy, within the scope of its powers, as well as ensuring and supervising the administration of the Portuguese Armed Forces. [1]
The Fábrica de Braço de Prata building was part of a military factory that now is a cultural centre. Fábrica de Braço de Prata (Portuguese for "Silver Arm Factory"), (Braço de Prata Factory), originally Fábrica de Material de Guerra de Braço de Prata (Braço de Prata War Material Factory) was a small arms, light artillery, ammunition and ordnance factory owned by the Portuguese Government.
The LDN is regularly updated, with the present version being the Law 21-A/2006. The Strategic Concept of National Defense ( Conceito Estratégico de Defesa Nacional , CEDN) is the component of the national defense policy which defines the State's priorities in terms of defense, accordingly with the national interest.
Portugal got more territory in the Zambezi Valley, but ceded the Manicaland Province to British and renounce claims of Pink Map. [33]: 6–7 2nd Luso-Ovimbo War (1890–1904) Bailundo Revolt (1902–1904) Part of Campaigns of Pacification and Occupation; Location: Angola. Portugal. Portuguese Angola; Ovimbundu Kingdoms: Victory: 31 January 1891 ...
The 2024 Portugal wildfires were a series of more than 1,000 wildfires, [2] at least 128 labeled as devastating, that spread through central and northern Portugal between 15 and 20 September 2024, [1] although the fires were controlled by 20 September, authorities and firefighters remained on the ground in order to be vigilant for several more days, burning more than 135,000 hectares of land ...
The groundbreaking was held on 9 April 1923, when President of Portugal, António José de Almeida, laid the first stone. It was unveiled on 22 November 1931, in the presence of the President of Portugal, Óscar Carmona, and the Mayor of Lisbon, José Vicente de Freitas. [1] [2]
The following list of disasters in Portugal by death toll is a list of major disasters (excluding acts of war, terrorism or crime) which occurred in Portugal in a definable incident or accident, and which resulted in at least ten casualties. Event Type Date Location Deaths References 1755 Lisbon earthquake Earthquake 1 November 1755 Continental Portugal 12000+ (est.) Ponte das Barcas collapse ...