1980 Portuguese legislative election
Aftermath: Ce.
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===Death of Francisco Sá Carneiro=== |
===Death of Francisco Sá Carneiro=== |
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{{main|1980 Camarate air crash}} |
{{main|1980 Camarate air crash}} |
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Just two months after winning the 1980 elections, and while campaigning for the [[Democratic Alliance (Portugal, 1979)|Democratic Alliance]]'s candidate for the [[1980 Portuguese presidential election|December 1980 Presidential election]], Prime Minister [[Francisco Sá Carneiro]] and his Defense minister [[Adelino Amaro da Costa]], along with their spouses [[Snu Abecassis]] and Maria Vaz Pires, respectively, and the plane's pilot, died in tragic air crash when the small aircraft they were on board crashed and burned in [[Camarate]], [[Loures]], shortly after taking off from |
Just two months after winning the 1980 elections, and while campaigning for the [[Democratic Alliance (Portugal, 1979)|Democratic Alliance]]'s candidate for the [[1980 Portuguese presidential election|December 1980 Presidential election]], Prime Minister [[Francisco Sá Carneiro]] and his Defense minister [[Adelino Amaro da Costa]], along with their spouses [[Snu Abecassis]] and Maria Vaz Pires, respectively, and the plane's pilot, died in tragic air crash when the small aircraft they were on board crashed and burned in [[Camarate]], [[Loures]], shortly after taking off from [[Lisbon Airport]].{{cite web|url=https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/politica/sa-carneiro-morre-em-acidente-de-aviacao_v853556|title=Sá Carneiro morre em acidente de aviação |publisher=RTP|access-date=8 October 2022|date=8 September 2015|language=pt}} This tragic air crash sparked a series of conspirancy theories, mainly because of Portugal' involvement in the [[Portugal and the Iran–Iraq War|Iran–Iraq War]] and the supply of weapons to both Iraq and Iran.{{cite web|url=https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/pais/atentado-de-camarate-familiar-de-vitima-acusa-republicanos-dos-eua_v1254263|title=Atentado de Camarate. Familiar de vítima acusa republicanos dos EUA |publisher=RTP|access-date=8 October 2022|date=25 August 2020|language=pt}} Several investigations surrounding the crash were conducted and the official cause of the crash is still a matter of intense debate.{{cite web|url=https://jornaleconomico.pt/noticias/atentado-ou-acidente-quarenta-anos-depois-de-camarate-misterio-continua-por-resolver-672039|title=Atentado ou acidente? Quarenta anos depois de Camarate, mistério continua por resolver|publisher=Jornal Económico|access-date=8 October 2022|date=4 December 2020|language=pt}} [[Diogo Freitas do Amaral]] was appointed as Interim Prime Minister until the election of [[Francisco Pinto Balsemão]] as PSD leader and subsequent nomination as Prime Minister.{{cite web|url=https://arquivos.rtp.pt/conteudos/tomada-de-posse-do-vii-governo-constitucional/|title=Tomada de posse do VII Governo Constitucional|publisher=RTP|access-date=8 October 2022|date=9 January 1981|language=pt}} |
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===Fall of the government=== |
===Fall of the government=== |
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