SDP
Appointed Member of Social Democratic Party
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Anibal Cavaco Silva Biography and Timeline
Follow Anibal Cavaco Silva through 11 dated historical records for Portugal.
Anibal Cavaco Silva, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
11Distinct records
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1974–1993Years on this page
1974
1979
Minister of Finance
Appointed Minister of Finance
Role range: 1979-1980
1985
Prime Minister of Portugal
Appointed Prime Minister of Portugal
Role range: 1985-1995
1986
Treaty of Accession
Heads Portugal when the accession treaty enters into force and the country joins the European Communities.
Role range: 1985-1986 – 1985-1995
1991
Treaty of Maastricht
Leads Portugal at Luxembourg while the Twelve review treaty work on political and monetary union.
Role range: 1991-1993 – 1985-1995
Maastricht European Council
Represents Portugal in the European Council treaty negotiations.
Role range: 1991-1993 – 1985-1995
Portuguese Treaty Agreement
Supports cohesion measures and deeper European political cooperation.
Role range: 1991-1993 – 1985-1995
Treaty of Maastricht
Leads Portugal at Maastricht as the Twelve seek to close the remaining treaty disputes.
Role range: 1991-1993 – 1985-1995
1992
Treaty of Maastricht
Takes part in the Edinburgh summit as Portugal backs a solution to the Danish Maastricht impasse.
Role range: 1991-1993 – 1985-1995
1993
Treaty of Maastricht
Heads Portugal when it completes formal notification of ratification to the treaty depositary.
Role range: 1991-1993 – 1985-1995
Treaty of Maastricht
Leads Portugal when the Maastricht Treaty enters into force and the European Union begins.
Role range: 1991-1993 – 1985-1995
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.