Francisco Sá Carneiro

Born

1934-07-19

Died

1980-12-04

Birthplace

Porto, Portugal

Biography

Francisco Manuel Lumbrales de Sá Carneiro was a Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal for most of 1980, and founder of the Social Democratic Party. He only held office of Prime Minister for eleven months, dying in a plane crash with his partner, "Snu" Abecassis, on 4 December 1980.