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573356a5d058e614000b587b
Portugal
In 1738, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, began a diplomatic career as the Portuguese Ambassador in London and later in Vienna. The Queen consort of Portugal, Archduchess Maria Anne Josefa of Austria, was fond of Melo; and after his first wife died, she arranged the widowed de Melo's second mar...
Who was de Melo's second marriage to?
{ "answer_start": [ 329 ], "text": [ "the daughter of the Austrian Field Marshal Leopold Josef, Count von Daun" ] }
573356a5d058e614000b587c
Portugal
In 1738, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, began a diplomatic career as the Portuguese Ambassador in London and later in Vienna. The Queen consort of Portugal, Archduchess Maria Anne Josefa of Austria, was fond of Melo; and after his first wife died, she arranged the widowed de Melo's second mar...
Who was not pleased by de Melo's second marriage?
{ "answer_start": [ 403 ], "text": [ "King John V of Portugal" ] }
573357944776f4190066085a
Portugal
As the King's confidence in de Melo increased, the King entrusted him with more control of the state. By 1755, Sebastião de Melo was made Prime Minister. Impressed by British economic success that he had witnessed from the Ambassador, he successfully implemented similar economic policies in Portugal. He abolished slave...
Did the King's confidence in de Melo increase or decrease?
{ "answer_start": [ 36 ], "text": [ "increased" ] }
573357944776f4190066085b
Portugal
As the King's confidence in de Melo increased, the King entrusted him with more control of the state. By 1755, Sebastião de Melo was made Prime Minister. Impressed by British economic success that he had witnessed from the Ambassador, he successfully implemented similar economic policies in Portugal. He abolished slave...
What title was given to de Melo in 1755?
{ "answer_start": [ 138 ], "text": [ "Prime Minister" ] }
573357944776f4190066085c
Portugal
As the King's confidence in de Melo increased, the King entrusted him with more control of the state. By 1755, Sebastião de Melo was made Prime Minister. Impressed by British economic success that he had witnessed from the Ambassador, he successfully implemented similar economic policies in Portugal. He abolished slave...
With whose economic success was de Melo impressed with?
{ "answer_start": [ 167 ], "text": [ "British" ] }
573357944776f4190066085d
Portugal
As the King's confidence in de Melo increased, the King entrusted him with more control of the state. By 1755, Sebastião de Melo was made Prime Minister. Impressed by British economic success that he had witnessed from the Ambassador, he successfully implemented similar economic policies in Portugal. He abolished slave...
Who abolished slavery in Portugal?
{ "answer_start": [ 111 ], "text": [ "Sebastião de Melo" ] }
573357944776f4190066085e
Portugal
As the King's confidence in de Melo increased, the King entrusted him with more control of the state. By 1755, Sebastião de Melo was made Prime Minister. Impressed by British economic success that he had witnessed from the Ambassador, he successfully implemented similar economic policies in Portugal. He abolished slave...
Who ended discrimination against difference Christian sects in Portugal?
{ "answer_start": [ 111 ], "text": [ "Sebastião de Melo" ] }
573360d64776f41900660928
Portugal
But Sebastião de Melo's greatest reforms were economic and financial, with the creation of several companies and guilds to regulate every commercial activity. He demarcated the region for production of Port to ensure the wine's quality, and this was the first attempt to control wine quality and production in Europe. He...
What were de Melo's greatest reforms?
{ "answer_start": [ 46 ], "text": [ "economic and financial" ] }
573360d64776f41900660929
Portugal
But Sebastião de Melo's greatest reforms were economic and financial, with the creation of several companies and guilds to regulate every commercial activity. He demarcated the region for production of Port to ensure the wine's quality, and this was the first attempt to control wine quality and production in Europe. He...
Why did e Melo demarcate the region for production of Port?
{ "answer_start": [ 207 ], "text": [ "to ensure the wine's quality" ] }
573360d64776f4190066092a
Portugal
But Sebastião de Melo's greatest reforms were economic and financial, with the creation of several companies and guilds to regulate every commercial activity. He demarcated the region for production of Port to ensure the wine's quality, and this was the first attempt to control wine quality and production in Europe. He...
Did de Melo impose strict laws only on one class of people?
{ "answer_start": [ 369 ], "text": [ "upon all classes of Portuguese society from the high nobility to the poorest working class" ] }
573360d64776f4190066092b
Portugal
But Sebastião de Melo's greatest reforms were economic and financial, with the creation of several companies and guilds to regulate every commercial activity. He demarcated the region for production of Port to ensure the wine's quality, and this was the first attempt to control wine quality and production in Europe. He...
Among which class did de Melo's reforms gain him the most enemies?
{ "answer_start": [ 576 ], "text": [ "especially among the high nobility" ] }
573360d64776f4190066092c
Portugal
But Sebastião de Melo's greatest reforms were economic and financial, with the creation of several companies and guilds to regulate every commercial activity. He demarcated the region for production of Port to ensure the wine's quality, and this was the first attempt to control wine quality and production in Europe. He...
Who was the first person to try to ensure the wine's quality in Portugal?
{ "answer_start": [ 4 ], "text": [ "Sebastião de Melo" ] }
5733a8ffd058e614000b5f9b
Portugal
Despite the calamity and huge death toll, Lisbon suffered no epidemics and within less than one year was already being rebuilt. The new city centre of Lisbon was designed to resist subsequent earthquakes. Architectural models were built for tests, and the effects of an earthquake were simulated by marching troops aroun...
What type of natural disaster was the city center of Lisbon designed to resist?
{ "answer_start": [ 192 ], "text": [ "earthquakes" ] }
5733a8ffd058e614000b5f9c
Portugal
Despite the calamity and huge death toll, Lisbon suffered no epidemics and within less than one year was already being rebuilt. The new city centre of Lisbon was designed to resist subsequent earthquakes. Architectural models were built for tests, and the effects of an earthquake were simulated by marching troops aroun...
How were earthquakes simulated on the architectural models?
{ "answer_start": [ 299 ], "text": [ "marching troops around the models" ] }
5733a8ffd058e614000b5f9d
Portugal
Despite the calamity and huge death toll, Lisbon suffered no epidemics and within less than one year was already being rebuilt. The new city centre of Lisbon was designed to resist subsequent earthquakes. Architectural models were built for tests, and the effects of an earthquake were simulated by marching troops aroun...
What are some of Lisbon's tourist attractions?
{ "answer_start": [ 334 ], "text": [ "The buildings and big squares of the Pombaline City Centre" ] }
5733a8ffd058e614000b5f9e
Portugal
Despite the calamity and huge death toll, Lisbon suffered no epidemics and within less than one year was already being rebuilt. The new city centre of Lisbon was designed to resist subsequent earthquakes. Architectural models were built for tests, and the effects of an earthquake were simulated by marching troops aroun...
How did de Melo contribute to the study of seismology?
{ "answer_start": [ 527 ], "text": [ "by designing an inquiry that was sent to every parish in the country" ] }
5733a8ffd058e614000b5f9f
Portugal
Despite the calamity and huge death toll, Lisbon suffered no epidemics and within less than one year was already being rebuilt. The new city centre of Lisbon was designed to resist subsequent earthquakes. Architectural models were built for tests, and the effects of an earthquake were simulated by marching troops aroun...
Did Lisbon suffer any epidemics from the calamity?
{ "answer_start": [ 42 ], "text": [ "Lisbon suffered no epidemics" ] }
5733ad50d058e614000b601d
Portugal
Following the earthquake, Joseph I gave his Prime Minister even more power, and Sebastião de Melo became a powerful, progressive dictator. As his power grew, his enemies increased in number, and bitter disputes with the high nobility became frequent. In 1758 Joseph I was wounded in an attempted assassination. The Távor...
What happened to Joseph I in 1758?
{ "answer_start": [ 272 ], "text": [ "wounded in an attempted assassination" ] }
5733ad50d058e614000b601e
Portugal
Following the earthquake, Joseph I gave his Prime Minister even more power, and Sebastião de Melo became a powerful, progressive dictator. As his power grew, his enemies increased in number, and bitter disputes with the high nobility became frequent. In 1758 Joseph I was wounded in an attempted assassination. The Távor...
Who was implicated in the attempted assassination of Joseph I?
{ "answer_start": [ 311 ], "text": [ "The Távora family and the Duke of Aveiro" ] }
5733ad50d058e614000b601f
Portugal
Following the earthquake, Joseph I gave his Prime Minister even more power, and Sebastião de Melo became a powerful, progressive dictator. As his power grew, his enemies increased in number, and bitter disputes with the high nobility became frequent. In 1758 Joseph I was wounded in an attempted assassination. The Távor...
Who was expelled from the country after the assassination attempt on Joseph I?
{ "answer_start": [ 402 ], "text": [ "The Jesuits" ] }
5733ad50d058e614000b6020
Portugal
Following the earthquake, Joseph I gave his Prime Minister even more power, and Sebastião de Melo became a powerful, progressive dictator. As his power grew, his enemies increased in number, and bitter disputes with the high nobility became frequent. In 1758 Joseph I was wounded in an attempted assassination. The Távor...
What act finally broke the power of the aristocracy?
{ "answer_start": [ 488 ], "text": [ "Sebastião de Melo prosecuted every person involved, even women and children" ] }
5733ad50d058e614000b6021
Portugal
Following the earthquake, Joseph I gave his Prime Minister even more power, and Sebastião de Melo became a powerful, progressive dictator. As his power grew, his enemies increased in number, and bitter disputes with the high nobility became frequent. In 1758 Joseph I was wounded in an attempted assassination. The Távor...
In what year did Joseph I make his minister the Count of Oeiras?
{ "answer_start": [ 684 ], "text": [ "1759" ] }
5733afe1d058e614000b604f
Portugal
Following the Távora affair, the new Count of Oeiras knew no opposition. Made "Marquis of Pombal" in 1770, he effectively ruled Portugal until Joseph I's death in 1779. However, historians also argue that Pombal’s "enlightenment," while far-reaching, was primarily a mechanism for enhancing autocracy at the expense of i...
Was the new Count of Oeiras opposed by anyone after the Tavora affair?
{ "answer_start": [ 53 ], "text": [ "knew no opposition" ] }
5733afe1d058e614000b6050
Portugal
Following the Távora affair, the new Count of Oeiras knew no opposition. Made "Marquis of Pombal" in 1770, he effectively ruled Portugal until Joseph I's death in 1779. However, historians also argue that Pombal’s "enlightenment," while far-reaching, was primarily a mechanism for enhancing autocracy at the expense of i...
In which year was the Count of Oeiras made the Marquis of Pambal?
{ "answer_start": [ 101 ], "text": [ "1770" ] }
5733afe1d058e614000b6051
Portugal
Following the Távora affair, the new Count of Oeiras knew no opposition. Made "Marquis of Pombal" in 1770, he effectively ruled Portugal until Joseph I's death in 1779. However, historians also argue that Pombal’s "enlightenment," while far-reaching, was primarily a mechanism for enhancing autocracy at the expense of i...
How long did the Marquis of Pombal rule Portugal?
{ "answer_start": [ 137 ], "text": [ "until Joseph I's death in 1779" ] }
5733afe1d058e614000b6052
Portugal
Following the Távora affair, the new Count of Oeiras knew no opposition. Made "Marquis of Pombal" in 1770, he effectively ruled Portugal until Joseph I's death in 1779. However, historians also argue that Pombal’s "enlightenment," while far-reaching, was primarily a mechanism for enhancing autocracy at the expense of i...
What did Pombal's enlightenment promote at the expense of individual liberty?
{ "answer_start": [ 291 ], "text": [ "autocracy" ] }
5733afe1d058e614000b6053
Portugal
Following the Távora affair, the new Count of Oeiras knew no opposition. Made "Marquis of Pombal" in 1770, he effectively ruled Portugal until Joseph I's death in 1779. However, historians also argue that Pombal’s "enlightenment," while far-reaching, was primarily a mechanism for enhancing autocracy at the expense of i...
What was Pombal's "enlightenment" an apparatus for?
{ "answer_start": [ 370 ], "text": [ "crushing opposition, suppressing criticism, and furthering colonial economic exploitation" ] }
5733b1924776f41900661055
Portugal
With the occupation by Napoleon, Portugal began a slow but inexorable decline that lasted until the 20th century. This decline was hastened by the independence in 1822 of the country's largest colonial possession, Brazil. In 1807, as Napoleon's army closed in on Lisbon, the Prince Regent João VI of Portugal transferred...
Under whose occupation did Portugal begin a slow decline?
{ "answer_start": [ 23 ], "text": [ "Napoleon" ] }
5733b1924776f41900661056
Portugal
With the occupation by Napoleon, Portugal began a slow but inexorable decline that lasted until the 20th century. This decline was hastened by the independence in 1822 of the country's largest colonial possession, Brazil. In 1807, as Napoleon's army closed in on Lisbon, the Prince Regent João VI of Portugal transferred...
How long did Portugal's decline last?
{ "answer_start": [ 90 ], "text": [ "until the 20th century" ] }
5733b1924776f41900661057
Portugal
With the occupation by Napoleon, Portugal began a slow but inexorable decline that lasted until the 20th century. This decline was hastened by the independence in 1822 of the country's largest colonial possession, Brazil. In 1807, as Napoleon's army closed in on Lisbon, the Prince Regent João VI of Portugal transferred...
In what year did Brazil become independent from Portugal?
{ "answer_start": [ 163 ], "text": [ "1822" ] }
5733b1924776f41900661058
Portugal
With the occupation by Napoleon, Portugal began a slow but inexorable decline that lasted until the 20th century. This decline was hastened by the independence in 1822 of the country's largest colonial possession, Brazil. In 1807, as Napoleon's army closed in on Lisbon, the Prince Regent João VI of Portugal transferred...
To where did Prince Regent Joao VI of Portugal transfer his court?
{ "answer_start": [ 334 ], "text": [ "Brazil" ] }
5733b1924776f41900661059
Portugal
With the occupation by Napoleon, Portugal began a slow but inexorable decline that lasted until the 20th century. This decline was hastened by the independence in 1822 of the country's largest colonial possession, Brazil. In 1807, as Napoleon's army closed in on Lisbon, the Prince Regent João VI of Portugal transferred...
What was the name of the pluricontinental state formed by Portugal and Brazil in 1815?
{ "answer_start": [ 538 ], "text": [ "United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves" ] }
5733b2a64776f4190066107b
Portugal
As a result of the change in its status and the arrival of the Portuguese royal family, Brazilian administrative, civic, economical, military, educational, and scientific apparatus were expanded and highly modernized. Portuguese and their allied British troops fought against the French Invasion of Portugal and by 1815 ...
What provoked the modernization and expansion of the Brazilian administrative, civic, economical, military, educational, and scientific apparatus?
{ "answer_start": [ 15 ], "text": [ "the change in its status and the arrival of the Portuguese royal family" ] }
5733b2a64776f4190066107c
Portugal
As a result of the change in its status and the arrival of the Portuguese royal family, Brazilian administrative, civic, economical, military, educational, and scientific apparatus were expanded and highly modernized. Portuguese and their allied British troops fought against the French Invasion of Portugal and by 1815 ...
Portugese and British troops fought against the invasion of which country?
{ "answer_start": [ 280 ], "text": [ "French" ] }
5733b2a64776f4190066107d
Portugal
As a result of the change in its status and the arrival of the Portuguese royal family, Brazilian administrative, civic, economical, military, educational, and scientific apparatus were expanded and highly modernized. Portuguese and their allied British troops fought against the French Invasion of Portugal and by 1815 ...
By what year had the situation in Europe cool down enough so that Joao VI would have been able to safely return to Lisbon?
{ "answer_start": [ 315 ], "text": [ "1815" ] }
5733b2a64776f4190066107e
Portugal
As a result of the change in its status and the arrival of the Portuguese royal family, Brazilian administrative, civic, economical, military, educational, and scientific apparatus were expanded and highly modernized. Portuguese and their allied British troops fought against the French Invasion of Portugal and by 1815 ...
Until when did the King of Portugal remain in Brazil?
{ "answer_start": [ 484 ], "text": [ "until the Liberal Revolution of 1820" ] }
5733b2a64776f4190066107f
Portugal
As a result of the change in its status and the arrival of the Portuguese royal family, Brazilian administrative, civic, economical, military, educational, and scientific apparatus were expanded and highly modernized. Portuguese and their allied British troops fought against the French Invasion of Portugal and by 1815 ...
Where did the Liberal Revolution of 1820 begin?
{ "answer_start": [ 539 ], "text": [ "Porto" ] }
5733b49a4776f419006610bf
Portugal
With the Conference of Berlin of 1884, Portuguese Africa territories had their borders formally established on request of Portugal in order to protect the centuries-long Portuguese interests in the continent from rivalries enticed by the Scramble for Africa. Portuguese Africa's cities and towns like Nova Lisboa, Sá da ...
When was the Conference of Berlin held?
{ "answer_start": [ 33 ], "text": [ "1884" ] }
5733b49a4776f419006610c0
Portugal
With the Conference of Berlin of 1884, Portuguese Africa territories had their borders formally established on request of Portugal in order to protect the centuries-long Portuguese interests in the continent from rivalries enticed by the Scramble for Africa. Portuguese Africa's cities and towns like Nova Lisboa, Sá da ...
Why were the Portugese Africa territories' borders formally established?
{ "answer_start": [ 140 ], "text": [ "to protect the centuries-long Portuguese interests in the continent from rivalries enticed by the Scramble for Africa" ] }
5733b49a4776f419006610c1
Portugal
With the Conference of Berlin of 1884, Portuguese Africa territories had their borders formally established on request of Portugal in order to protect the centuries-long Portuguese interests in the continent from rivalries enticed by the Scramble for Africa. Portuguese Africa's cities and towns like Nova Lisboa, Sá da ...
During what period were the Portugese Africa's cities founded or redeveloped?
{ "answer_start": [ 238 ], "text": [ "Scramble for Africa" ] }
5733b49a4776f419006610c2
Portugal
With the Conference of Berlin of 1884, Portuguese Africa territories had their borders formally established on request of Portugal in order to protect the centuries-long Portuguese interests in the continent from rivalries enticed by the Scramble for Africa. Portuguese Africa's cities and towns like Nova Lisboa, Sá da ...
What new Portugese Africa's coastal towns were developed during the Scramble for Africa?
{ "answer_start": [ 489 ], "text": [ "Beira, Moçâmedes, Lobito, João Belo, Nacala and Porto Amélia" ] }
5733b49a4776f419006610c3
Portugal
With the Conference of Berlin of 1884, Portuguese Africa territories had their borders formally established on request of Portugal in order to protect the centuries-long Portuguese interests in the continent from rivalries enticed by the Scramble for Africa. Portuguese Africa's cities and towns like Nova Lisboa, Sá da ...
When were railroad tracks being installed Portugese Africa?
{ "answer_start": [ 574 ], "text": [ "before the turn of the 20th century" ] }
5733b5944776f419006610f1
Portugal
On 1 February 1908, the king Dom Carlos I of Portugal and his heir apparent, Prince Royal Dom Luís Filipe, Duke of Braganza, were murdered in Lisbon. Under his rule, Portugal had twice been declared bankrupt – on 14 June 1892, and again on 10 May 1902 – causing social turmoil, economic disturbances, protests, revolts a...
On what day were King Dom Carlos I and and his heir, Prince Royal Dom Luis Filipe, Duke of Braganza, murdered?
{ "answer_start": [ 3 ], "text": [ "1 February 1908" ] }
5733b5944776f419006610f2
Portugal
On 1 February 1908, the king Dom Carlos I of Portugal and his heir apparent, Prince Royal Dom Luís Filipe, Duke of Braganza, were murdered in Lisbon. Under his rule, Portugal had twice been declared bankrupt – on 14 June 1892, and again on 10 May 1902 – causing social turmoil, economic disturbances, protests, revolts a...
Under the rule of King Dom Carlos I, on what two days was Portugal declared bankrupt?
{ "answer_start": [ 210 ], "text": [ "on 14 June 1892, and again on 10 May 1902" ] }
5733b5944776f419006610f3
Portugal
On 1 February 1908, the king Dom Carlos I of Portugal and his heir apparent, Prince Royal Dom Luís Filipe, Duke of Braganza, were murdered in Lisbon. Under his rule, Portugal had twice been declared bankrupt – on 14 June 1892, and again on 10 May 1902 – causing social turmoil, economic disturbances, protests, revolts a...
Who succeeded King Dom Carlos I as king?
{ "answer_start": [ 350 ], "text": [ "Manuel II of Portugal" ] }
5733b5944776f419006610f4
Portugal
On 1 February 1908, the king Dom Carlos I of Portugal and his heir apparent, Prince Royal Dom Luís Filipe, Duke of Braganza, were murdered in Lisbon. Under his rule, Portugal had twice been declared bankrupt – on 14 June 1892, and again on 10 May 1902 – causing social turmoil, economic disturbances, protests, revolts a...
On what day was King Manuel II overthrown?
{ "answer_start": [ 430 ], "text": [ "5 October 1910" ] }
5733b5944776f419006610f5
Portugal
On 1 February 1908, the king Dom Carlos I of Portugal and his heir apparent, Prince Royal Dom Luís Filipe, Duke of Braganza, were murdered in Lisbon. Under his rule, Portugal had twice been declared bankrupt – on 14 June 1892, and again on 10 May 1902 – causing social turmoil, economic disturbances, protests, revolts a...
During the Portuguese First Republic, what creating a fertile ground for chaos and unrest?
{ "answer_start": [ 524 ], "text": [ "Political instability and economic weaknesses" ] }
5733b70fd058e614000b612a
Portugal
This in turn led to the establishment of the right-wing dictatorship of the Estado Novo under António de Oliveira Salazar in 1933. Portugal was one of only five European countries to remain neutral in World War II. From the 1940s to the 1960s, Portugal was a founding member of NATO, OECD and the European Free Trade Ass...
Who led the Estado Novo?
{ "answer_start": [ 94 ], "text": [ "António de Oliveira Salazar" ] }
5733b70fd058e614000b612b
Portugal
This in turn led to the establishment of the right-wing dictatorship of the Estado Novo under António de Oliveira Salazar in 1933. Portugal was one of only five European countries to remain neutral in World War II. From the 1940s to the 1960s, Portugal was a founding member of NATO, OECD and the European Free Trade Ass...
In what year was the Estado Novo established?
{ "answer_start": [ 125 ], "text": [ "1933" ] }
5733b70fd058e614000b612c
Portugal
This in turn led to the establishment of the right-wing dictatorship of the Estado Novo under António de Oliveira Salazar in 1933. Portugal was one of only five European countries to remain neutral in World War II. From the 1940s to the 1960s, Portugal was a founding member of NATO, OECD and the European Free Trade Ass...
How many European countries remained neutral throughout World War II?
{ "answer_start": [ 156 ], "text": [ "five" ] }
5733b70fd058e614000b612d
Portugal
This in turn led to the establishment of the right-wing dictatorship of the Estado Novo under António de Oliveira Salazar in 1933. Portugal was one of only five European countries to remain neutral in World War II. From the 1940s to the 1960s, Portugal was a founding member of NATO, OECD and the European Free Trade Ass...
What action affirmed Portugal's status as a transcontinental nation?
{ "answer_start": [ 386 ], "text": [ "relocation of mainland Portuguese citizens into the overseas provinces in Africa" ] }
5733c3a6d058e614000b61e9
Portugal
The Portuguese government and army successfully resisted the decolonization of its overseas territories until April 1974, when a bloodless left-wing military coup in Lisbon, known as the Carnation Revolution, led the way for the independence of the overseas territories in Africa and Asia, as well as for the restoration...
Until when did the Portuguese government resist decolonization of their overseas territories?
{ "answer_start": [ 110 ], "text": [ "April 1974" ] }
5733c3a6d058e614000b61ea
Portugal
The Portuguese government and army successfully resisted the decolonization of its overseas territories until April 1974, when a bloodless left-wing military coup in Lisbon, known as the Carnation Revolution, led the way for the independence of the overseas territories in Africa and Asia, as well as for the restoration...
What was the Carnation Revolution?
{ "answer_start": [ 139 ], "text": [ "left-wing military coup in Lisbon" ] }
5733c3a6d058e614000b61eb
Portugal
The Portuguese government and army successfully resisted the decolonization of its overseas territories until April 1974, when a bloodless left-wing military coup in Lisbon, known as the Carnation Revolution, led the way for the independence of the overseas territories in Africa and Asia, as well as for the restoration...
By what was the PREC characterized by?
{ "answer_start": [ 458 ], "text": [ "social turmoil and power disputes between left- and right-wing political forces" ] }
5733c432d058e614000b61f7
Portugal
The country continued to be governed by a Junta de Salvação Nacional until the Portuguese legislative election of 1976. It was won by the Portuguese Socialist Party (PS) and Mário Soares, its leader, became Prime Minister of the 1st Constitutional Government on 23 July. Mário Soares would be Prime Minister from 1976 to...
What entity governed Portugal until 1976?
{ "answer_start": [ 42 ], "text": [ "Junta de Salvação Nacional" ] }
5733c432d058e614000b61f8
Portugal
The country continued to be governed by a Junta de Salvação Nacional until the Portuguese legislative election of 1976. It was won by the Portuguese Socialist Party (PS) and Mário Soares, its leader, became Prime Minister of the 1st Constitutional Government on 23 July. Mário Soares would be Prime Minister from 1976 to...
Which party won the Portuguese election in 1976?
{ "answer_start": [ 149 ], "text": [ "Socialist Party" ] }
5733c432d058e614000b61f9
Portugal
The country continued to be governed by a Junta de Salvação Nacional until the Portuguese legislative election of 1976. It was won by the Portuguese Socialist Party (PS) and Mário Soares, its leader, became Prime Minister of the 1st Constitutional Government on 23 July. Mário Soares would be Prime Minister from 1976 to...
Who became the Prime Minister of Portugal in 1976?
{ "answer_start": [ 174 ], "text": [ "Mário Soares" ] }
5733c432d058e614000b61fa
Portugal
The country continued to be governed by a Junta de Salvação Nacional until the Portuguese legislative election of 1976. It was won by the Portuguese Socialist Party (PS) and Mário Soares, its leader, became Prime Minister of the 1st Constitutional Government on 23 July. Mário Soares would be Prime Minister from 1976 to...
Through what years was Mario Soares the Portuguese Prime Minister?
{ "answer_start": [ 313 ], "text": [ "1976 to 1978 and again from 1983 to 1985" ] }
5733c8a94776f41900661226
Portugal
The country bounced between socialism and adherence to the neoliberal model. Land reform and nationalizations were enforced; the Portuguese Constitution (approved in 1976) was rewritten in order to accommodate socialist and communist principles. Until the constitutional revisions of 1982 and 1989, the constitution was ...
Between which two political ideals did Portugal bounce between?
{ "answer_start": [ 28 ], "text": [ "socialism and adherence to the neoliberal model" ] }
5733c8a94776f41900661227
Portugal
The country bounced between socialism and adherence to the neoliberal model. Land reform and nationalizations were enforced; the Portuguese Constitution (approved in 1976) was rewritten in order to accommodate socialist and communist principles. Until the constitutional revisions of 1982 and 1989, the constitution was ...
In what year was the Portuguese Constitution approved?
{ "answer_start": [ 166 ], "text": [ "1976" ] }
5733c8a94776f41900661228
Portugal
The country bounced between socialism and adherence to the neoliberal model. Land reform and nationalizations were enforced; the Portuguese Constitution (approved in 1976) was rewritten in order to accommodate socialist and communist principles. Until the constitutional revisions of 1982 and 1989, the constitution was ...
For what reasons were the Portuguese Constitution rewritten?
{ "answer_start": [ 195 ], "text": [ "to accommodate socialist and communist principles" ] }
5733c9d54776f41900661234
Portugal
Portugal is defined as a Mediterranean climate (Csa in the South, interior, and Douro region; Csb in the North, Central Portugal and coastal Alentejo; mixed oceanic climate along the northern half of the coastline and also Semi-arid climate or Steppe climate (BSk in certain parts of Beja district far South) according t...
What type of climate does Portugal have?
{ "answer_start": [ 25 ], "text": [ "Mediterranean" ] }
5733c9d54776f41900661235
Portugal
Portugal is defined as a Mediterranean climate (Csa in the South, interior, and Douro region; Csb in the North, Central Portugal and coastal Alentejo; mixed oceanic climate along the northern half of the coastline and also Semi-arid climate or Steppe climate (BSk in certain parts of Beja district far South) according t...
In the mountainous interior north of Portugal, between what degrees is the average temperature?
{ "answer_start": [ 475 ], "text": [ "8–12 °C (46.4–53.6 °F)" ] }
5733c9d54776f41900661236
Portugal
Portugal is defined as a Mediterranean climate (Csa in the South, interior, and Douro region; Csb in the North, Central Portugal and coastal Alentejo; mixed oceanic climate along the northern half of the coastline and also Semi-arid climate or Steppe climate (BSk in certain parts of Beja district far South) according t...
In the south of Portugal and on the Guadiana river basin, between what degrees does the average temperature fluctuate?
{ "answer_start": [ 535 ], "text": [ "16–19 °C (60.8–66.2 °F)" ] }
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Portugal
Portugal is defined as a Mediterranean climate (Csa in the South, interior, and Douro region; Csb in the North, Central Portugal and coastal Alentejo; mixed oceanic climate along the northern half of the coastline and also Semi-arid climate or Steppe climate (BSk in certain parts of Beja district far South) according t...
How high do the mountains between Algarve and the Alentejo region reach?
{ "answer_start": [ 681 ], "text": [ "900 metres (3,000 ft)" ] }
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Portugal
Both the archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira have a subtropical climate, although variations between islands exist, making weather predictions very difficult (owing to rough topography). The Madeira and Azorean archipelagos have a narrower temperature range, with annual average temperatures exceeding 20 °C (68 °F) a...
What type of climate do the archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira have?
{ "answer_start": [ 55 ], "text": [ "subtropical" ] }
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Portugal
Both the archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira have a subtropical climate, although variations between islands exist, making weather predictions very difficult (owing to rough topography). The Madeira and Azorean archipelagos have a narrower temperature range, with annual average temperatures exceeding 20 °C (68 °F) a...
What makes weather predictions difficult in the archipelago region?
{ "answer_start": [ 171 ], "text": [ "rough topography" ] }
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Portugal
Both the archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira have a subtropical climate, although variations between islands exist, making weather predictions very difficult (owing to rough topography). The Madeira and Azorean archipelagos have a narrower temperature range, with annual average temperatures exceeding 20 °C (68 °F) a...
What type of climate does the island of the Azores have?
{ "answer_start": [ 522 ], "text": [ "Mediterranean" ] }
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Portugal
Despite the fact that humans have occupied the territory of Portugal for thousands of years, something still remains of the original vegetation. In Gerês both deciduous and coniferous forests can be found, an extremely rare worldwide mature mediterranean forest remain in some parts of the Arrábida mountain and a subtro...
What two types of forests can be found in Geres?
{ "answer_start": [ 159 ], "text": [ "deciduous and coniferous" ] }
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Portugal
Despite the fact that humans have occupied the territory of Portugal for thousands of years, something still remains of the original vegetation. In Gerês both deciduous and coniferous forests can be found, an extremely rare worldwide mature mediterranean forest remain in some parts of the Arrábida mountain and a subtro...
To what period does the laurissilva forest date back to?
{ "answer_start": [ 361 ], "text": [ "the Tertiary period" ] }
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Portugal
Despite the fact that humans have occupied the territory of Portugal for thousands of years, something still remains of the original vegetation. In Gerês both deciduous and coniferous forests can be found, an extremely rare worldwide mature mediterranean forest remain in some parts of the Arrábida mountain and a subtro...
What type of oak tree is colonizing many abandoned areas in Portugal?
{ "answer_start": [ 513 ], "text": [ "Pyrenean" ] }
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Portugal
Despite the fact that humans have occupied the territory of Portugal for thousands of years, something still remains of the original vegetation. In Gerês both deciduous and coniferous forests can be found, an extremely rare worldwide mature mediterranean forest remain in some parts of the Arrábida mountain and a subtro...
What wild animal was recently found roaming urban areas in Portugal?
{ "answer_start": [ 721 ], "text": [ "Boars" ] }
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Portugal
Despite the fact that humans have occupied the territory of Portugal for thousands of years, something still remains of the original vegetation. In Gerês both deciduous and coniferous forests can be found, an extremely rare worldwide mature mediterranean forest remain in some parts of the Arrábida mountain and a subtro...
How many national parks does Portugal have?
{ "answer_start": [ 892 ], "text": [ "12" ] }
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Portugal
Laurisilva is a unique type of subtropical rainforest found in few areas of Europe and the world: in the Azores, and in particular on the island of Madeira, there are large forests of endemic Laurisilva forests (the latter protected as a natural heritage preserve). There are several species of diverse mammalian fauna, ...
What is Laurisilva?
{ "answer_start": [ 14 ], "text": [ "a unique type of subtropical rainforest" ] }
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Portugal
Laurisilva is a unique type of subtropical rainforest found in few areas of Europe and the world: in the Azores, and in particular on the island of Madeira, there are large forests of endemic Laurisilva forests (the latter protected as a natural heritage preserve). There are several species of diverse mammalian fauna, ...
What are some examples of mammalian fauna found in Laurisilva forests?
{ "answer_start": [ 334 ], "text": [ "fox, badger, iberian lynx, iberian wolf, wild goat (Capra pyrenaica), wild cat (Felis silvestris), hare, weasel, polecat, chameleon, mongoose, civet, brown bear" ] }
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Portugal
Laurisilva is a unique type of subtropical rainforest found in few areas of Europe and the world: in the Azores, and in particular on the island of Madeira, there are large forests of endemic Laurisilva forests (the latter protected as a natural heritage preserve). There are several species of diverse mammalian fauna, ...
What type of animal crosses between Europe and Africa during the Autumn?
{ "answer_start": [ 615 ], "text": [ "migratory birds" ] }
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Portugal
There are more than 100 freshwater fish species, varying from the giant European catfish (in the Tagus International Natural Park) to some small and endemic species that live only in small lakes (along the western portion of country, for example). Some of these rare and specific species are highly endangered because of...
How many freshwater fish species can be found in Portugal?
{ "answer_start": [ 10 ], "text": [ "more than 100" ] }
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Portugal
There are more than 100 freshwater fish species, varying from the giant European catfish (in the Tagus International Natural Park) to some small and endemic species that live only in small lakes (along the western portion of country, for example). Some of these rare and specific species are highly endangered because of...
In Portugal, where can you find the giant European catfish?
{ "answer_start": [ 90 ], "text": [ "in the Tagus International Natural Park" ] }
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Portugal
There are more than 100 freshwater fish species, varying from the giant European catfish (in the Tagus International Natural Park) to some small and endemic species that live only in small lakes (along the western portion of country, for example). Some of these rare and specific species are highly endangered because of...
Why are some species becoming endangered in Portugal?
{ "answer_start": [ 310 ], "text": [ "because of habitat loss, pollution and drought" ] }
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Portugal
There are more than 100 freshwater fish species, varying from the giant European catfish (in the Tagus International Natural Park) to some small and endemic species that live only in small lakes (along the western portion of country, for example). Some of these rare and specific species are highly endangered because of...
What type of glowing species can be found on some beaches in Portugal?
{ "answer_start": [ 813 ], "text": [ "plankton" ] }
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Portugal
The President, who is elected to a five-year term, has an executive role: the current President is Aníbal Cavaco Silva. The Assembly of the Republic is a single chamber parliament composed of 230 deputies elected for a four-year term. The Government is headed by the Prime Minister (currently António Costa) and includes...
For how many years is the Portugal president elected?
{ "answer_start": [ 35 ], "text": [ "five" ] }
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Portugal
The President, who is elected to a five-year term, has an executive role: the current President is Aníbal Cavaco Silva. The Assembly of the Republic is a single chamber parliament composed of 230 deputies elected for a four-year term. The Government is headed by the Prime Minister (currently António Costa) and includes...
Who is the current president of Portugal?
{ "answer_start": [ 99 ], "text": [ "Aníbal Cavaco Silva" ] }
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Portugal
The President, who is elected to a five-year term, has an executive role: the current President is Aníbal Cavaco Silva. The Assembly of the Republic is a single chamber parliament composed of 230 deputies elected for a four-year term. The Government is headed by the Prime Minister (currently António Costa) and includes...
How many deputies make up the Assembly of the Republic?
{ "answer_start": [ 192 ], "text": [ "230" ] }
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Portugal
The President, who is elected to a five-year term, has an executive role: the current President is Aníbal Cavaco Silva. The Assembly of the Republic is a single chamber parliament composed of 230 deputies elected for a four-year term. The Government is headed by the Prime Minister (currently António Costa) and includes...
For how long of a term are deputies elected?
{ "answer_start": [ 219 ], "text": [ "four-year" ] }
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Portugal
The President, who is elected to a five-year term, has an executive role: the current President is Aníbal Cavaco Silva. The Assembly of the Republic is a single chamber parliament composed of 230 deputies elected for a four-year term. The Government is headed by the Prime Minister (currently António Costa) and includes...
How many members sit on the Constitutional Court?
{ "answer_start": [ 520 ], "text": [ "thirteen" ] }
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Portugal
Portugal operates a multi-party system of competitive legislatures/local administrative governments at the national-, regional- and local-levels. The Assembly of the Republic, Regional Assemblies and local municipalities and parishes, are dominated by two political parties, the Socialist Party and the Social Democratic...
What two political parties dominate Portugal's government?
{ "answer_start": [ 279 ], "text": [ "Socialist Party and the Social Democratic Party" ] }
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Portugal
Portugal operates a multi-party system of competitive legislatures/local administrative governments at the national-, regional- and local-levels. The Assembly of the Republic, Regional Assemblies and local municipalities and parishes, are dominated by two political parties, the Socialist Party and the Social Democratic...
At what three levels does the Portugal government operate?
{ "answer_start": [ 107 ], "text": [ "national-, regional- and local-levels" ] }
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Portugal
Portugal operates a multi-party system of competitive legislatures/local administrative governments at the national-, regional- and local-levels. The Assembly of the Republic, Regional Assemblies and local municipalities and parishes, are dominated by two political parties, the Socialist Party and the Social Democratic...
What other political groups exist other than the two dominant ones?
{ "answer_start": [ 347 ], "text": [ "Unitary Democratic Coalition (Portuguese Communist Party and Ecologist Party \"The Greens\"), the Left Bloc and the Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party" ] }
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Portugal
Portugal operates a multi-party system of competitive legislatures/local administrative governments at the national-, regional- and local-levels. The Assembly of the Republic, Regional Assemblies and local municipalities and parishes, are dominated by two political parties, the Socialist Party and the Social Democratic...
What percentage of the vote do the non-dominant parties get?
{ "answer_start": [ 529 ], "text": [ "5 and 15%" ] }
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Portugal
The Head of State of Portugal is the President of the Republic, elected to a five-year term by direct, universal suffrage. He or she has also supervision and reserve powers. These powers are often compared[by whom?] with the "moderator power" that was held by the King in the Portuguese Constitutional Monarchy.[citation...
Who is the Head of State of Portugal?
{ "answer_start": [ 37 ], "text": [ "President of the Republic" ] }
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Portugal
The Head of State of Portugal is the President of the Republic, elected to a five-year term by direct, universal suffrage. He or she has also supervision and reserve powers. These powers are often compared[by whom?] with the "moderator power" that was held by the King in the Portuguese Constitutional Monarchy.[citation...
For how many years does each term of the President of the Republic last?
{ "answer_start": [ 77 ], "text": [ "five" ] }
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Portugal
The Head of State of Portugal is the President of the Republic, elected to a five-year term by direct, universal suffrage. He or she has also supervision and reserve powers. These powers are often compared[by whom?] with the "moderator power" that was held by the King in the Portuguese Constitutional Monarchy.[citation...
By what means is the President of the Republic elected?
{ "answer_start": [ 92 ], "text": [ "by direct, universal suffrage" ] }
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Portugal
The Head of State of Portugal is the President of the Republic, elected to a five-year term by direct, universal suffrage. He or she has also supervision and reserve powers. These powers are often compared[by whom?] with the "moderator power" that was held by the King in the Portuguese Constitutional Monarchy.[citation...
Who has the power to appoint and dismiss the Prime Minister?
{ "answer_start": [ 37 ], "text": [ "President of the Republic" ] }
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Portugal
The Council of Ministers – under the presidency of the Prime Minister (or the President of Portugal at the latter's request) and the Ministers (may also include one or more Deputy Prime Ministers) – acts as the cabinet. Each government is required to define the broad outline of its policies in a programme, and present ...
What group acts as the presidential cabinet?
{ "answer_start": [ 0 ], "text": [ "The Council of Ministers" ] }
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Portugal
The Council of Ministers – under the presidency of the Prime Minister (or the President of Portugal at the latter's request) and the Ministers (may also include one or more Deputy Prime Ministers) – acts as the cabinet. Each government is required to define the broad outline of its policies in a programme, and present ...
What process is required of each government's policies?
{ "answer_start": [ 251 ], "text": [ "define the broad outline of its policies in a programme, and present it to the Assembly for a mandatory period of debate" ] }
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Portugal
The Council of Ministers – under the presidency of the Prime Minister (or the President of Portugal at the latter's request) and the Ministers (may also include one or more Deputy Prime Ministers) – acts as the cabinet. Each government is required to define the broad outline of its policies in a programme, and present ...
What is needed to reject a cabinet's policy?
{ "answer_start": [ 439 ], "text": [ "an absolute majority of deputies" ] }
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Portugal
Portuguese law applied in the former colonies and territories and continues to be the major influence for those countries. Portugal's main police organizations are the Guarda Nacional Republicana – GNR (National Republican Guard), a gendarmerie; the Polícia de Segurança Pública – PSP (Public Security Police), a civilia...
Portuguese law continues to be a major influence for what?
{ "answer_start": [ 30 ], "text": [ "former colonies and territories" ] }
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Portugal
Portuguese law applied in the former colonies and territories and continues to be the major influence for those countries. Portugal's main police organizations are the Guarda Nacional Republicana – GNR (National Republican Guard), a gendarmerie; the Polícia de Segurança Pública – PSP (Public Security Police), a civilia...
What is the Policia de Seguranca Publica - PSP (Public Security Police)?
{ "answer_start": [ 311 ], "text": [ "a civilian police force who work in urban areas" ] }
5733f165d058e614000b663d
Portugal
Portuguese law applied in the former colonies and territories and continues to be the major influence for those countries. Portugal's main police organizations are the Guarda Nacional Republicana – GNR (National Republican Guard), a gendarmerie; the Polícia de Segurança Pública – PSP (Public Security Police), a civilia...
What is the Policia Judiciaria - PJ (Judicial Police)?
{ "answer_start": [ 411 ], "text": [ "a highly specialized criminal investigation police" ] }
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Portugal
Portuguese law applied in the former colonies and territories and continues to be the major influence for those countries. Portugal's main police organizations are the Guarda Nacional Republicana – GNR (National Republican Guard), a gendarmerie; the Polícia de Segurança Pública – PSP (Public Security Police), a civilia...
Which entity oversees the Judicial Police?
{ "answer_start": [ 482 ], "text": [ "the Public Ministry." ] }