Jorge Fernando Branco de Sampaio GColTE GColIH GColL 18 September 1939 – 10 September 2021).
He was a Portuguese lawyer and politician who was the 18th President of Portugal
Jorge Sampaio was democratically elected as the President of Portugal on this day, marking a significant moment in Portuguese political history.
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As a prominent socialist politician, Sampaio would go on to serve two consecutive terms from 1996 to 2006, playing a crucial role in Portugal's post-revolutionary democratic consolidation.