title: 1961 in Portugal
text: # 1961 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
  