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Francisco Pinto Balsemão

1937 - 2025

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Francisco José Pereira Pinto Balsemão (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃku ˈpĩtu βalsɨˈmɐ̃w]; 1 September 1937 – 21 October 2025) was a Portuguese businessman, journalist, and politician, who served as Prime Minister of Portugal from 1981 to 1983. Under the Estado Novo regime, Pinto Balsemão served in the National Assembly as part of the pro-democracy "Liberal Wing". In 1974, shortly after the Carnation Revolution, Pinto Balsemão co-founded the Social Democratic Party along with like-minded politicians Francisco Sá Carneiro and Joaquim Magalhães Mota. During the Portuguese transition to democracy, Pinto Balsemão served in the Constituent Assembly, which was tasked with drafting a new constitution. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Francisco Pinto Balsemão is the 12,453rd most popular politician (down from 12,299th in 2024), the 286th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 277th in 2019) and the 112th most popular Portuguese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Francisco Pinto Balsemão ranks 12,453 out of 19,576. Before him are Li Zhanshu, Adel Safar, Gerberga, Countess of Provence, Mohammed Mzali, Valeriy Pustovoitenko, and Georg, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen. After him are Demetrius II of Georgia, Anatoliy Kinakh, Isa Gambar, Jens Hundseid, Gagik I of Armenia, and Zainab al Ghazali.

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Among people born in 1937, Francisco Pinto Balsemão ranks 269. Before him are Allen Jones, Tung Chee-hwa, Antonio Valentín Angelillo, Todd Armstrong, Ludvík Daněk, and Aleksandr Demyanenko. After him are Manoj Kumar, Alice Coltrane, Ada Rogovtseva, Attilio Nicora, Hildegard Behrens, and Peter Stein. Among people deceased in 2025, Francisco Pinto Balsemão ranks 252. Before him are Jaime Rodríguez, Susan Brownmiller, Bernard Lacombe, Al Foster, Diogo Jota, and L. J. Smith. After him are Manolo el del bombo, Manoj Kumar, Sırrı Süreyya Önder, Sally Kirkland, Sulochana Gadgil, and Mohammed Sinwar.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Francisco Pinto Balsemão ranks 286 out of 633. Before him are João César Monteiro (1939), Tiago Mendes (1981), Antero de Quental (1842), Pedro da Fonseca (1528), João Fernandes Lavrador (1453), and Diogo Jota (1996). After him are Luís Castro (1961), Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza (1510), Rosa Mota (1958), Gonçalo Velho Cabral (1400), Hilário (1975), and Maniche (1977).

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Among POLITICIANS In Portugal

Among politicians born in Portugal, Francisco Pinto Balsemão ranks 112. Before him are João do Canto e Castro (1862), Fernando II, Duke of Braganza (1430), Infanta Maria Doroteia of Portugal (1739), Vasco de Almeida e Costa (1932), Luís Montenegro (1973), and Jaime, Duke of Braganza (1483). After him are Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza (1510), António Manoel de Vilhena (1663), Pedro Passos Coelho (1964), Guilhermina Suggia (1885), João de Castro (1500), and Carlos Mota Pinto (1936).

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