2002 in Portugal
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Events in the year 2002 in Portugal.
Incumbents
Events
- 17 March – Portuguese legislative election, 2002
- 20 May - Portuguese Timor, the last Portuguese colony, becomes the independent country East Timor
Arts and entertainment
- The Double (Portuguese: O Homem Duplicado), novel by José Saramago
- Light Drops, original title O Gotejar da Luz, a Portuguese/Mozambican film directed by Fernando Vendrell
Sports
- 18–23 August - The 2002 World Fencing Championships were held in Lisbon
- Football (soccer) competitions: Primeira Liga, Liga de Honra
Deaths
- 12 February - José Travassos, football player (born 1926)
- 13 February - Carlos Aboim Inglez, politician (born 1930)
- 22 February - Marcelino Vespeira, painter (born 1925)
- 27 April - Arthur Owen, British racing driver (born 1915)
References
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