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Cavaco Silva

British  
/ ˈkavaku ˈsilvə /

noun

  1. Aníbal (aˈnibal). born 1939, Portuguese statesman; prime minister (1985–95); president from 2006

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Cavaco Silva has the constitutional power to dissolve parliament and call new elections.

From Reuters Jul. 9, 2013

Portas spoke to journalists after talks with President Anibal Cavaco Silva, who is meeting with political parties, business leaders and labor groups to ensure the crisis can be overcome.

From Reuters Jul. 9, 2013

President Anibal Cavaco Silva said he will meet with the main parties today and the government will retain its full authority until he accepts Socrates’s resignation.

From BusinessWeek Mar. 25, 2011

President Aníbal Cavaco Silva is expected to sign the bill into law in the coming weeks.

From New York Times May 13, 2010

It was Cavaco Silva who triggered the collapse of the government last July when he pulled out of the coalition led by Socialist Prime Minister Mario Soares, 60.

From Time Magazine Archive

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