# Aníbal Cavaco Silva - President of Portugal

URL: https://allhistories.com/portugal/rulers/anibal-cavaco-silva
Reign: 2006 - 2016
Born-Died: 1939 - Unknown
Dynasty: Third Republic
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aníbal_Cavaco_Silva

Aníbal Cavaco Silva, prime minister from 1985 to 1995, became president in 2006 and served through the financial crisis and the EU-IMF bailout of 2011-2014.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Jorge Sampaio](https://allhistories.com/portugal/rulers/jorge-sampaio)
- Next in list: [Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa](https://allhistories.com/portugal/rulers/marcelo-rebelo-de-sousa)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 2006 - [Cavaco Silva becomes president](https://allhistories.com/portugal/timeline/2006-cavaco-silva-becomes-president)
- 2007 - [The Treaty of Lisbon](https://allhistories.com/portugal/timeline/2007-the-treaty-of-lisbon)
- 2011 - [The bailout](https://allhistories.com/portugal/timeline/2011-the-bailout)
- 2014 - [The collapse of Banco Espírito Santo](https://allhistories.com/portugal/timeline/2014-the-collapse-of-banco-espirito-santo)
- 2015 - [The 'geringonça'](https://allhistories.com/portugal/timeline/2015-the-geringonca)
- 2016 - [Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa becomes president](https://allhistories.com/portugal/timeline/2016-marcelo-rebelo-de-sousa-becomes-president)
- 2016 - [Portugal wins Euro 2016](https://allhistories.com/portugal/timeline/2016-portugal-wins-euro-2016)