1996 Jorge Sampaio is elected president of Portugal.
1998 Nineteen European nations sign an agreement to prohibit human cloning including: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Norway, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Turkey.
2001 The Hintze Ribeiro Bridge in northern Portugal collapses, killing up to 70 people.
2003 The Letter of the Eight is signed by leaders of eight countries including the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Denmark, Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic, demonstrating support for the United States' plans to invade Iraq.
2005 Socialist Party candidate José Sócrates wins a landslide victory in his bid for Prime Minister of Portugal.
