Mário Soares

President of Portugal

Mário Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares 7 December 1924 Lisbon, First Portuguese Republic

7 January 2017(2017-01-07) (92) Lisbon, Portugal

9 March 1986 – 9 March 1996

For the Indian footballer and coach, see Mario Soares (footballer). Portuguese politician and statesman In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Nobre and the second or paternal family name is Lopes Soares. Mário Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares, GColTE, GCC, GColL (Portuguese pronunciation:  ; 7 December 1924 – 7 January 2017) was a Portuguese politician, who 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 the first Secretary-General of the Socialist Party, from its foundation in 1973 to 1986.