1988 in Portugal

← 1987 1986 1985 1988 in Portugal → 1989 1990 1991
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See also:	List of years in Portugal

Events in the year 1988 in Portugal.

Incumbents

• President: Mário Soares
• Prime Minister: Aníbal Cavaco Silva

Events

MV Reijin capsized off Porto.

• 26 April – The Panamanian cargo ship Reijin (58,128 GT) ran aground and capsized off Oporto.[1]

Arts and entertainment

Sports

• 25 September – 1988 Portuguese Grand Prix (Formula One race)

Births

• 1 January - Pedro Oliveira, swimmer.[2]
• 5 January - Yago Fernández, footballer
• 26 March - Diogo Carvalho, swimmer.[3]
• 4 August - Carlos Almeida, swimmer.[4]
• 30 September - Bruno Filipe Lopes Correia, footballer

Deaths

• 21 May – Francisco Miguel Duarte, writer (b. 1907)
• 26 August – Carlos Paião, singer and songwriter (b. 1957)

References

1. "MV Reijin [+1988]". Wrecksite. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
2. "Pedro Oliveira". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
3. "Diogo Carvalho". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
4. "Carlos Almeida". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2013.