1952 in Portugal

Events in the year 1952 in Portugal.

← 1951 1950 1949 1952 in Portugal → 1953 1954 1955
Centuries:	18th 19th 20th 21st
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	List of years in Portugal

Incumbents

• President: Francisco Craveiro Lopes
• Prime Minister: António de Oliveira Salazar

Events

• 31 March – Gibalta rail accident
• 1 July – The Portuguese Air Force founded

Sports

• 14 to 25 February – Portugal had one participant at the 1952 Winter Olympics, where Duarte Silva competed in downhill skiing.^[1] It was the first time that Portugal participated in the Winter Olympic Games.

Births

• 20 February – João Calvão da Silva, politician (d. 2018)
• 4 June - Adelino Teixeira, football coach and former footballer

Deaths

José Vicente de Freitas

• 6 September – José Vicente de Freitas, military officer and politician (born in 1869)