1952 in Portugal explained

Events in the year 1952 in Portugal.

Incumbents

• President

Francisco Craveiro Lopes

• Prime Minister

António de Oliveira Salazar

Events

• 31 March  - Gibalta rail accident
• 1 July  - The Portuguese Air Force founded

Sports

• 14 to 25 February  - Portugal had one participant at the 1952 Winter Olympics, where Duarte Silva competed in downhill skiing.^[1] It was the first time that Portugal participated in the Winter Olympic Games.

Births

• 20 February – João Calvão da Silva, politician (d. 2018)
• 4 June - Adelino Teixeira, football coach and former footballer

Deaths

• 6 September  - José Vicente de Freitas, military officer and politician (born in 1869)

Notes and References

1. Portugal at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417093236/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/POR/winter/1952/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 4 April 2016.