Question: Recently Mário Soares passed away; he was the president of which of the following country?
(a) Argentina
(b) Portugal
(c) Brazil
(d) Venezuela
Ans:(b)
Related facts:
- On 7 January 2017 Mario Soares, Portugal’s former president and prime minister passed away. He was 92.
- He was the founder of Socialist Party of Portugal.
- He served as Prime Minister of Portugal from 1976 to 1978 and from 1983 to 1985, and subsequently as the 17th President of Portugal from 1986 to 1996.
- He was widely regarded as the father of the Portugal democracy.
Reference:
http://www.euronews.com/2017/01/08/portugal-mourns-father-of-liberty-and-democracy-mario-soares
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/07/mario-soares-former-prime-minister-of-portugal-dies-aged-92
http://www.politico.eu/article/portugal-mourns-father-of-democracy-mario-soares/