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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 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 national defense is the activity whose objectives are to guarantee the State sovereignty, the national independence and the territorial integrity of Portugal, as well as to assure the liberty and security of the populations and the protection of the fundamental values of the constitutional order against any external threat or aggression.
Paços de Ferreira (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpasuʒ ðɨ fɨˈʁɐjɾɐ] ⓘ) is a city in the Porto District, in the north of Portugal. The population of the city in 2011 was 7491, while its municipality had 56,340 inhabitants, [ 1 ] in an area of 70.99 km².
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]
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 ...
Ferreira do Zêzere (pronounced [fɨˈʁɐjɾɐ ðu ˈzezɨɾɨ] ⓘ, locally [fɨˈreɾɐ-]) is a municipality in Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 8,619, [1] in an area of 190.38 km 2. [2] The municipal holiday is June 13.
The Portuguese Colonial War (Portuguese: Guerra Colonial), also referred to as the Portuguese Overseas War or Overseas War (Portuguese: Guerra do Ultramar) for short, was a military conflict staged during the Decolonisation of Africa that pitted the guerrilla forces of the African nationalist Liberation movements of the Guinea-Bissau, Angola ...