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Pedro Santana Lopes

Pedro Santana Lopes, Portuguese lawyer and politician, 118th Prime Minister of Portugal

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Born
June 29, 1956
Age in 2026
70
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1956

About Pedro Santana Lopes

Pedro Miguel de Santana Lopes is a Portuguese lawyer and politician, who is the current mayor of Figueira da Foz. He most notably served as prime minister of Portugal from 2004 to 2005. On 18 August 2018, it was revealed the new party headed and co-founded by Santana Lopes was to be called Alliance (Portuguese: Aliança). He went on to be defeated in the 2005 legislative elections which was won by the Socialist Party led by José Sócrates. When José Manuel Durão Barroso resigned in July 2004 to take up the presidency of the European Commission, Santana Lopes became the president of PSD.

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Pedro Santana Lopes timeline

  1. When José Manuel Durão Barroso resigned in July 2004 to take up the presidency of the European Commission, Santana Lopes became the president of PSD.
  2. He went on to be defeated in the 2005 legislative elections which was won by the Socialist Party led by José Sócrates.
  3. On 18 August 2018, it was revealed the new party headed and co-founded by Santana Lopes was to be called Alliance (Portuguese: Aliança).

The world when Pedro Santana Lopes was born

Pedro Santana Lopes was born in 1956. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1956

  • #1 song"Heartbreak Hotel" – Elvis Presley
  • Top movieAround the World in 80 Days
  • Top TV showI Love Lucy
  • Best-selling bookPeyton Place – Grace Metalious

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentDon Larsen pitches a perfect game in the World Series
  • Top headlineElvis Presley takes America by storm
  • Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic telephone cable (TAT-1)
  • Defining fadElvis Presley mania
  • Notable inventionHard disk drive (IBM)
  • World population2.82 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonPhiladelphia Warriors (NBA)
  • U.S. population168.1M

1956 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Pedro Santana Lopes's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19562026
Gas$0.30$3.45/gal
Average home$11,700$435,000
Average income$6,500$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.50$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population168.1M341 million

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