SDP1974
Appointed Member of Social Democratic Party
Historical person
Anibal Cavaco Silva Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Anibal Cavaco Silva, based on 11 World History Database records associated with Portugal.
11 records1974–19937 events5 places
Chronological biography
1974
1979
Minister of Finance1979
Appointed Minister of Finance
1985
Prime Minister of Portugal1985
Appointed Prime Minister of Portugal
1986
Treaty of Accession1 January 1986
Heads Portugal when the accession treaty enters into force and the country joins the European Communities.
1991
Treaty of Maastricht28 June 1991
Leads Portugal at Luxembourg while the Twelve review treaty work on political and monetary union.
Maastricht European Council9 December 1991
Represents Portugal in the European Council treaty negotiations.
Portuguese Treaty Agreement9 December 1991
Supports cohesion measures and deeper European political cooperation.
Treaty of Maastricht9 December 1991
Leads Portugal at Maastricht as the Twelve seek to close the remaining treaty disputes.
1992
Treaty of Maastricht11 December 1992
Takes part in the Edinburgh summit as Portugal backs a solution to the Danish Maastricht impasse.
1993
Treaty of Maastricht16 February 1993
Heads Portugal when it completes formal notification of ratification to the treaty depositary.
Treaty of Maastricht1 November 1993
Leads Portugal when the Maastricht Treaty enters into force and the European Union begins.
Titles and roles
Member of Social Democratic Party · Minister of Finiance · Prime Minister of Portugal
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.