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H.E. Prof. Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of the Portuguese Republic, Visits the NYSE
09/25/2008
H.E. Prof. Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of the Portuguese Republic visits the NYSE. In honor of the occasion, H.E. Prof. Aníbal Cavaco Silva rings The Opening BellSM.
Watch a live webcast of The Opening Bell at 9:29 a.m. ET on September 25, 2008. The archive will be available shortly after the event.
H.E. Prof. Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of the Portuguese Republic
Aníbal Cavaco Silva was inaugurated as the 19th President of the Portuguese Republic on March 9, 2006. He was elected in the first round of the presidential election held on January 22nd, in which he stood as an independent candidate. Prof. Cavaco Silva has supported the promotion of dynamic stability within the democratic political system and strategic co-operation between the various powers. President Cavaco Silva also recommended an active role by Portugal in the European Union and declared the importance of building up a healthy transatlantic relationship.
Aníbal Cavaco Silva took a degree in Finance at the Lisbon Higher Institute of Economic and Financial Sciences (ISCEF) and his doctorate in Economics at the University of York, United Kingdom. He lectured at the ISCEF, was full professor of the Faculty of Economics at Universidade Nova de Lisboa and, when elected president, was full professor at Universidade Católica Portuguesa.
The only party leader to achieve two consecutive absolute majorities, Aníbal Cavaco Silva became the longest-serving Portuguese prime minister under democracy (1985-95).
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Enviado: 25/9/2008 16:14
