Creation of articles edit

The first thing we need to work out is the abundance of red links:

Portugal from the Restoration to the 1755 Earthquake edit

  • The revolution itself
  • The war
  • Ceuta
  • Emigration to Brazil
  • Elevation of Brazil to Vice-Kingdom
  • Gold from Brazil
  • Huge expenditures in architecture and within the Corte
  • Absolutism in Portugal
  • Treaty of Methuen
  • Reforms of the Marquis of Pombal
  • 1755 Earthquake
  • The Távora affair
  • Expulsion of Jews
  • Conclusion

Portugal from the Napoleonic Invasions to the Civil War edit

  • End of Pombal's dictatorship
  • Continental blockade
  • First Napoleonic Invasion
  • Escape of the Royal Family to Brazil
  • Second Napoleonic Invasion
  • Third Napoleonic Invasion
  • The Invasions in the context of the Peninsular War
  • English domination
  • The liberal movement
  • Return of the King to Portugal
  • Independence of Brazil
  • Adoption of the Constitution
  • Miguel's usurpation and return of absolutism
  • Civil War

Portugal in the 19th Century edit

  • The constitutional monarchy
  • The stabilization of the regime
  • The rotation system
  • Imperialism in Africa
  • The pink map
  • Rise of the Republican Party
  • João Franco's dictatorship
  • The Regicide of Lisbon
  • The Revolution of 25 October 1910
  • The Establishment of the Republic

Ditadura Nacional edit

  • The instability of the First Republic
  • The 28 May coup d'état
  • The dictatorial regime and the restrictions
  • Rise of Salazar
  • Fiscal reforms of Salazar and his success
  • The importance of religion
  • The drafting of the 1933 Constitution

Portugal from the Carnation Revolution to the EEC edit

  • The resons for the Carnation Revolution
  • The revolution itself
  • The political changes
  • National Salvation Junta
  • Post-revolution MFA
  • The Revolution Counsil
  • The independence of the African colonies and East Timor
  • The retornados
  • The nationalizations
  • The hot-summer of 1975
  • The Constituent Assembly and the new Constitution
  • Legislative and presidential elections (Soares and Ramalho Eanes)
  • Application for membership of the EEC
  • The Democratic Alliance (AD)
  • Soares second government
  • Admission in the EC

Portugal in the 1990s edit

  • Rise of Cavaco Silva
  • Reforms of Cavaco Silva and the EEC funds
  • The economic downturn in the early 90s
  • Strikes, student demonstrations, and corruption allegations
  • Rise of António Guterres
  • The economic growth
  • Expo '98
  • The handover of Macau
  • The late 90's economic crisis
  • The fall of Guterres

Portugal in the 2000s edit

  • The economic crisis and the rise PSD-PP coalition
  • Independence of East Timor
  • The introduction of the euro
  • Portugal and the War on Terrorism
  • Manuela Ferreira Leite, Bagão Félix and the budget deficit
  • Euro 2004
  • Durão Barroso's resignation and Santana Lopes appointment
  • Santana Lopes governmental crisis and the fall of the coalition
  • PS ablosute majority, the deficit again, the economic struggle and the future

Economic history of Portugal edit

Cultural history of Portugal edit

Demographic history of Portugal edit

Diplomatic history of Portugal edit

Improvements urgently needed edit

Regarding the periods in the series we urgently need to add content to the following topics:

Prehistoric Portugal edit

Pre-Roman Portugal edit

First County of Portugal edit

Second County of Portugal edit

Portugal-relation edit

In these articles we need to create a new article focusing more on the Portuguese issues or creating a subsection in the articles to specify the events related to Portugal:

Al-Andalus (Moorish rule) edit

Reconquista edit

Queens edit

Major article needed: List of Portuguese queens

House of Burgundy edit

House of Aviz edit

House of Braganza edit

Princes and princesses edit

House of Habsburg edit

Others edit

Add more please

Prime Ministers edit

In the Constitutional Monarchy, first of all we need to separate the name of the Prime Minister from the title he has.

Articles needed:

Constitutional monarchy edit

First Republic edit


Democracy edit

Discoveries edit

Other events edit