← 1980 1979 1978 1981 in Portugal → 1982 1983 1984
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See also:	List of years in Portugal

Events in the year1981 inPortugal.

• President:António Ramalho Eanes
• Prime Minister:Diogo de Freitas do Amaral (interim, until 9 January),Francisco Pinto Balsemão (since 9 January)

• 9 January - Establishment of theVII Constitutional Government of Portugal.^[1]
• 4 September - Establishment of theVIII Constitutional Government of Portugal.^[2]

Portugalparticipated in theEurovision Song Contest 1981 withCarlos Paião performing the song "Playback".

Inassociation football, for first-tier league seasons, see1980–81 Primeira Divisão and1981–82 Primeira Divisão.

• 1 and 8 December -1981 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

• 1981 in Portugal
• 1981 in Europe
• Years of the 20th century in Portugal
• 1981 by country

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