1961 in Portugal

← 1960 1959 1958 File:Flag of Portugal.svg 1961 in Portugal → 1962 1963 1964
Centuries:	18th 19th 20th 21st
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
See also:	List of years in Portugal

Events in the year 1961 in Portugal.

Incumbents

• President: Américo Tomás
• Prime Minister: António de Oliveira Salazar

Events

• 23 January - Santa Maria hijacking
• Baixa de Cassanje revolt
• 30 May - Viasa Flight 897
• 12 November - Legislative election
• 18–19 December - Indian annexation of Goa

Sport

In association football, for the first-tier league seasons, see 1960–61 Primeira Divisão and 1961–62 Primeira Divisão; for the Taça de Portugal seasons, see 1960–61 Taça de Portugal and 1961–62 Taça de Portugal.

• 9 July - Taça de Portugal Final