By 1910 , the Kingdom of Portugal was in deep crisis : British pressure Request on Portugal 's colonies , the royal family 's expenses , the assassination Killing of the King and his heir in 1908 , changing Change religious and social views , instability of the two political parties ( Progressive and Regenerador ) , the dictatorship of João Franco , the independence movement Reforming_a_system of its most valuable colony , Brazil , and the regime 's apparent inability to adapt Cause_to_make_progress to modern times all led to Causation widespread resentment against the Monarchy .

By 1910 , the Kingdom of Portugal was in deep crisis : British pressure Request on Portugal 's colonies , the royal family 's expenses , the assassination Killing of the King and his heir in 1908 , changing Change religious and social views , instability of the two political parties ( Progressive and Regenerador ) , the dictatorship of João Franco , the independence movement Reforming_a_system of its most valuable colony , Brazil , and the regime 's apparent inability to adapt Cause_to_make_progress to modern times all led to Causation widespread resentment against the Monarchy .

Between May and November three major Franco-Spanish invasions Attack of Portugal were defeated Conquering and they were forced Motion to withdraw with heavy losses inflicted Bodily_harm by the Portuguese with British assistance .

The European tour began Process_start 21 March 2011 in Lisbon , Portugal , and ended Process_end 12 July 2011 in Athens , Greece .

Its pilot , Sub-lieutenant Ian Watson , was a junior Royal Navy Pilot undertaking Process_start his first NATO exercise Practice from HMS `` Illustrious '' , which was operating Being_in_operation off the coast of Portugal .

Sanjurjo was killed Killing in an aircraft accident while attempting to return Arriving from exile in Portugal , whereupon Franco emerged Coming_to_be as the leader of the Nationalists .

The war Hostile_encounter raged from 1475–1479 , setting Placing Isabella 's supporters Supporting and the Crown of Aragon against Joanna 's supporters Supporting , Portugal , and France .

After the failure of the battle , Ruy Lopèz de Mendoza fled Escaping to Portugal in fear of King Alfonso X .

The two countries fought Hostile_encounter to a stalemate over Angola , until in 1648 the governor of Rio de Janeiro and Angola , Salvador de Sá , reached Arriving Luanda and finding Know the city defended by 1200 Dutch troops , besieged Besieging them and regained Getting it for Portugal exactly seven years after its loss .

The city was taken on 25 August as part of the invasion of Portugal by a Spanish army commanded Control by the Count of Aranda .

The force that captured Conquering Almeida was part of a major Franco-Spanish offensive to overrun Portugal .

A northern pincer invaded Attack Portugal from Galicia crossing Motion_directional the Douro and threatening Warning Porto while the southern force crossed Motion_directional the border from Ciudad Rodrigo and preceded Process_start towards the major Portuguese fortification of Almeida .

Economically , Greenland traded Exchange successfully with the United States , Canada , and Portugal , which , supplemented Supply by the cryolite exports Sending , caused Causation a reanimation and permanent realignment of the island 's economy .

The smoke was also observed Know drifting Motion north into Nunavut and east to the Maritime Provinces and as far as Portugal .

The war can be thought Coming_to_believe of as an extension of the Eighty Years ' War being fought Hostile_encounter in Europe at the time between Spain and the Netherlands , as Portugal was in a dynastic union with the Spanish Crown after the War of the Portuguese Succession , for most of the conflict .

After centuries of Portuguese colonial rule Control in East Timor , a 1974 coup in Portugal led to the decolonisation of its former colonies , creating Creating instability in East Timor and leaving Causation its future uncertain .

BOAC Flight 777-A was a scheduled British Overseas Airways Corporation civilian airline flight from Portela Airport in Lisbon , Portugal to Whitchurch Airport near Bristol , England .

Aircraft flying Motion the Lisbon–Whitchurch route were left Departing unmolested at the beginning Process_start of the war , and both Allied and Axis powers respected Supporting the neutrality of Portugal .

Considerable alarm was occasioned Causation in England by the first accounts of these events in Newfoundland , the news being to the effect that the French had actually landed Self_motion 1,500 men at Bay Bulls and 2,000 at Portugal Cove in Conception Bay , from which they were marching against St. John 's .

It took place Process_start in the valley of the Côa River and it was the first significant battle Hostile_encounter for the new army of 65,000 men controlled Control by Marshal André Masséna , as the French prepared GetReady for their third invasion Attack of Portugal .

Driven away from Cayenne by Portugal ( allies of Britain , and fighting France themselves in be Peninsular War Hostile_encounter ) , who had recently captured Conquering the colony , `` Topaze '' took Giving refuge under the gun batteries of Guadeloupe .

Real Madrid and Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or award Award as the World Player of the Year .

Portugal entered the tournament as defending Defending champions and successfully retained Preserving their title , beating Competition the Netherlands in the final to claim Statement their third European crown .

Portugal became Becoming only the second team after Spain to defend Defending the EBSL crown as incumbent champions , after the Spanish did so twice in 2000 and 2001 .

The conflict split Causation Europe into two coalitions : one was led by the Kingdom of Great Britain and included Cause_to_be_included the Kingdom of Prussia , the Kingdom of Portugal , the Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg , and other small German states ; while the other was led by the Kingdom of France and included Cause_to_be_included the Austrian-led Holy Roman Empire , the Russian Empire ( until 1762 ) , the Kingdom of Spain , Sweden , and the Electorate of Saxony .

After taking command Control of the British troops in Portugal on 22 April , Wellesley ( later named Name_conferral 1st Duke of Wellington ) immediately advanced Cause_to_make_progress on Porto and made a surprise crossing Motion_directional of the Douro River , approaching Arriving Porto where its defences Defending were weak .

This battle Hostile_encounter ended Process_end the second French invasion Attack of Portugal .

The boundary drawn up between the two nations was the Uruguay River , with Portugal possessing Getting the land east of the river .

Real Madrid and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo won the FIFA Ballon d'Or as the World Player of the Year for a second consecutive time , having won it previously last year .

The tour Traveling played Participation 127 shows Social_event beginning Process_start 20 February 2011 in Lisbon , Portugal and concluding Process_end on 22 January 2012 in Pasay , Philippines .

Taking advantage of this failure , D. Luis de Haro , invaded Attack Portugal and besieged Elvas , the main defensive system of Portugal - where the Portuguese army that had besieged Besieging Badajoz took Creating refuge and was suffering Bodily_harm a second catastrophic plague .

Taking advantage of this failure , D. Luis de Haro , invaded Attack Portugal and besieged Elvas , the main defensive system of Portugal - where the Portuguese army that had besieged Besieging Badajoz took Creating refuge and was suffering Bodily_harm a second catastrophic plague .

The Portuguese Colonial War ( ) , also known Know in Portugal as the Overseas War ( ) or in the former colonies as the War of Liberation ( ) , was fought Hostile_encounter between Portugal 's military and the emerging nationalist movements in Portugal 's African colonies between 1961 and 1974 .

The Portuguese Colonial War ( ) , also known Know in Portugal as the Overseas War ( ) or in the former colonies as the War of Liberation ( ) , was fought Hostile_encounter between Portugal 's military and the emerging nationalist movements in Portugal 's African colonies between 1961 and 1974 .

The Portuguese Colonial War ( ) , also known Know in Portugal as the Overseas War ( ) or in the former colonies as the War of Liberation ( ) , was fought Hostile_encounter between Portugal 's military and the emerging nationalist movements in Portugal 's African colonies between 1961 and 1974 .

The war was a decisive ideological struggle in Lusophone Africa , surrounding nations , and mainland Portugal .

Throughout the period Portugal faced Confronting_problem increasing dissent , arms embargoes and other punitive sanctions imposed Action by the international community .

Several other places like Amadora , Porto and Volta à cidade do Funchal in Portugal ( `` Corrida de São Silvestre '' ) , Calderara di Reno ( `` Maratona di San Silvestro '' ) and Bolzano ( `` BOclassic '' ) in Italy , and Madrid in Spain ( `` San Silvestre Vallecana '' ) , organize Arranging yearly Saint Silvester road races or marathons every late December .

For the second time , the runners-up of eight domestic leagues ( three teams from Spain ( including current UEFA Champions League title holder ) ; two teams from England , France , Greece ( replacing Turkey ) , the Netherlands , Germany , Italy and Portugal ) were entered Participation into the competition .

As a consequence of Wellington 's victory Hostile_encounter , his army was able to advance Motion to and liberate Conquering Madrid for two months , before retreating Escaping to Portugal .

The Siege of Porto is considered the period between July 1832 and August 1833 in which the troops of Dom Pedro remained Presence besieged by the forces of Dom Miguel I of Portugal .

The resistance of the city of Porto and the troops of Dom Pedro made Manufacturing the victory of the liberal cause in the Kingdom of Portugal possible .

The war Hostile_encounter began Process_start immediately after Angola became Becoming independent Creating from Portugal in November 1975 .

The operation was performed Hold by a combined expeditionary force that included Cause_to_be_included Portuguese ( from Portugal and from Colonial Brazil ) and British military contingents .

Instead , appeals were made Giving to the Portuguese government , which had been driven Motion out of Portugal the year before during the Peninsula War and was resident in Brazil .

The more substantial Portuguese contingent consisted Cause_to_be_included of 700 regular soldiers of the colonial Army of Brazil ( led by Lieutenant Colonel Manuel Marques de Elva Portugal ) , 550 marines of the Royal Brigade of the Navy detached in Brazil and several warships to act as transports and provide offshore artillery support .

The tournament Competition was won by CSKA Moscow , coming from behind in the final Competition against Sporting Clube de Portugal .

Philip IV , king of Spain and Portugal , ordered Arranging the assembly of a Spanish-Portuguese fleet with the objective of recovering Control the city .

The Nine Lives Tour saw Aerosmith playing Competition in North America , Canada , Japan , the United Kingdom , Germany , Spain , Czech Republic , Belgium , France , Switzerland , Holland , Italy , Austria , Finland , Sweden , Denmark and Portugal .

The 28 May 1926 `` coup d'état '' , sometimes called 28 May Revolution or , during the period of the authoritarian Estado Novo ( ) , the National Revolution ( ) , was a military coup Change_of_leadership of a nationalist origin , that put an end to Process_end the unstable Portuguese First Republic and initiated Process_start 48 years of authoritarian rule in Portugal .