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Apr 7, 1510
Portugese take Goa
Afonso de Albuquerque takes Goa for portugal in a conquest. -
Apr 7, 1580
Spain invades Portugal
Portugal is invaded the Spanish army commanded by Fernando Álvarez de Toledo (Duke of Alba). -
Portugal restores the monarchy
The Duke of Bragança takes the throne. -
Methuen Treaty with England
The Methuen Treaty opens up trade with England and allows them to come into the country. -
Brazil produces gold for the portugese.
Portugal (with brazil) become the number one producer of gold in the world. They achieve this with brazil producing 600,000 ounces of gold a year. -
Lisbon is hit by massive earthquake
Portugal is hit by a massive earthquake which brings a tsunami and a devistating fire. 40,000 people are killed and the king and his royal dukes rush to restore the country. -
The French invade Portugal
French emperor; Napoleon Bonaparte invades Portugal and send the royal family to Brazil and Brazil becomes a part of Portugal. -
The French are driven out of Portugal
Napoleon Bonaparte is driven out of power and leaves Portugal. -
The Libral revoulation
The libral revoulation against a british regency is started in Porto -
Miquel becomes king of Portugal
Dom Miguel overthrows the throne and gets rid of the constituion and parliment. Then he declares himself the "absoulate king'. -
Pedro is crowned king
King Pedro of Brazil defeats the Portugese Miguel the first and exiles him from the country. -
Civil war in Portugal
Revolution of Maria da Fonte is started by peasents. They rose up against the costa cabral becasue of tax rasises. It was mostly led by woman. -
Portugal joins allied forces
Portugal joins the allied war effort three yaers after the first world war started. -
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Salazar's reign
Antonio Salazar was president of portugal for over 30 years. He established the Estado Novo which lasted for another couple decades after him. He was very succesful and leaders in the U.S and other countries prasied him. -
Censorship introduced
Cencorship is systemized and put into ful effect in Portugal. -
Nato formed
Portugal is a founding member of NATO. -
Carnation revolution restores democracy
The Carnation Revolution restores democracy after 50 years of dictatorship. A military coup backed by the public overthrew the the regime of the Estado Novo. -
Portugal joins EU
Portugal joins the European Economic Community which today is know as the European Union (EU) -
Portugal's last colony given back
On the 22nd, Portugal gives theirlast oversea colony(Macau) back to China. -
Anibal Cavaco Silva becomes president
Cavaco Silva win the Portugese presiental election. -
Same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage is passed by the Portugese president.
