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Jorge Sampaio

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The Resume

    (September 18, 1939- )
    Birth name is Jorge Fernando Branco de Sampaio
    Founder of the Socialist Intervention (1975)
    Mayor of Lisbon (1989, 1993 elections)
    President of UCCLE (Union of Portuguese Speaking Cities, 1990-1995)
    19th President of the Republic of Portugal (March 9, 1996-March 9, 2006)
    Member of the Portuguese Socialist Party (1978- )
    Recipient of the national orders of Prince Henry el Navegante and Infante don Henrique
    Author of ‘A festa de um sonho (1991)' and ‘Um olhar sobre Portugal (1995)'

Why he might be annoying:

    He loves bullfights. At one point he used his institutional clout to make sure the sport was not banished in Portugal.
    Shortly after the April 25 Revolution in 1974, he became a central figure in the creation of the MES (or Socialist Left Movement, which he later abandoned).
    He was succeeded by the very candidate he defeated in the 1996 election.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His father was a doctor specializing in public health.
    He was elected to the National Assembly in 1969 as part of the CDE (Electoral Democratic Commission), opposing the active dictatorship.
    His term of office as President lasted a full and exact decade.
    Nelly Furtado was a headliner during his visit to Toronto's Massey Hall.
    In May 2006, he was appointed by Kofi Annan as the first Special Envoy to stop tuberculosis.
    He is a frequent contributor to political magazines and Portuguese newspapers.

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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 91.67% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 30 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 29 Votes: 65.52% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 55 Votes: 65.45% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 122 Votes: 50.82% Annoying