Mario Soares became the first socialist president of which country in 1986?
1986 Portuguese presidential election 1986 Portuguese presidential election The Portuguese presidential election of 1986 was held on 26 January, the second round took place on 16 February. This was closest presidential election ever held in Portugal and was won by the Socialist Mário Soares, who initially had no more than 5% at opinion polls. In first round was easily won by Freitas do Amaral, supported by all the right-wing parties, while Soares defeated the other two left-wing candidates, the former Prime-Minister Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo –the first woman to be a candidate to the Portuguese presidency – and Salgado Zenha (supported by outgoing president
Mario Soares (footballer) also represented Goa in the Santosh Trophy and captained the state. Soares represented India at the under-23 level during the 1992 Summer Olympics qualifiers. He scored the only goal for India in their draw to Oman U23. He also represented India internationally at senior level. After the departure of Santosh Kashyap from Salgaocar, Soares was put in caretaker charge of the I-League club. Mario Soares (footballer) Mario Soares is a former Indian football player and is the current interim head coach of Indian I-League side Salgaocar. During his playing days, Soares played for Salgaocar, Dempo, Churchill Brothers, and India internationally.