title: 1959 in Portugal
text: # 1959 in Portugal
  
  Events in the year 1959 in Portugal.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * President: Américo Tomás
  * Prime Minister: António de Oliveira Salazar
  
  ## Events
  
  * 29 December - Opening of the Lisbon Metro
  
  ## Sport
  
  In association football, for the first-tier league seasons, see 1958–59 Primeira Divisão and 1959–60 Primeira Divisão; for the Taça de Portugal seasons, see 1958–59 Taça de Portugal and 1959–60 Taça de Portugal.
  
  * 21 March - International Cross Country Championships, in Lisbon
  * 19 July - Taça de Portugal Final
  * 23 August - Portuguese Grand Prix
  
  Establishment of the Portuguese Women's Volleyball League.
  
  