Ramalho Eanes elected president of Portugal
1976 · Event
In Portugal's first free presidential election, General Eanes defeats Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, who takes 16 per cent.
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Around 1976
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- The Troubles (1968)
- Chernobyl disaster (1986)
- Apollo 11 moon landing (1969)
- Iranian Revolution (1978)
- Watergate scandal (1972)
- Six-Day War (1967)
- Yom Kippur War (1973)
- Birth of hip-hop (1973)
- Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)