PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1640Independence1143 (Kingdom of Portugal recognized); 1 December 1640 (independence reestablished after 60 years of Spanish rule); 5 October 1910 (republic proclaimed)CIA World Factbook
- 1978Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1980Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1983First UNESCO World Heritage siteCentral Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the AzoresUNESCO World Heritage
- 1990Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 1999Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection
- 2002Joined the ICC (Rome Statute)UN Treaty Collection
- 2016Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2019Most recent World Heritage inscriptionSanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in BragaUNESCO World Heritage
- 2025Most recent legislative election2025-05-18IPU Parline
