25th Anniversary Statue - Autonomy of the Azores - Horta, Portugal - Community Commemoration on Waymarking.com

The commemorative statue is located along the main street that runs through Horta. It runs parallel to the Horta Harbor and is just a few steps to a nearby park that appears to be a popular meeting location in town.

"The new Constitution of Portuguese Republic was approved on April 2, 1976, giving political autonomy to the Azores, and formalizing the regional statute in Decreto-Lei N.º 318-B/76 (April, 30 1976). Elections to the first Regional Assembly occurred on June 27, 1976, when separatist tensions and violence had abated. The elections were realized in accordance with Decrete Law N.º 318-C/76, on June 30. The PPD won these first elections and would remain in power in successive elections, until 1996 (in won 53,8% of the votes, against 32,8% for the PS). The seats in the first parliament were divided: PPD – 27; PS – 14; and CDS – 2. The first Regional Assembly had its first Session in the city of Horta, on July 21, 1976, which was inaugurated by then President of the Republic General Ramalho Eanes in a solemn ceremony. In a ceremony in Ponta Delgada, on September 8, 1976, and in the presence of a representative of the Republic General Galvão de Figueiredo, President João Bosco Soares da Mota Amaral began his duties, and initiated the constitutional autonomy of the Azores."

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Subject: Territory Commemoration: 2001 Date of Founding: April 2, 1976 Date of Commemoration: 2001 Address: EN 1-1A Horta Faial Island Archipelago of the Azores Portugal Overview Photograph: Yes Detail Photograph: Yes Web site if available: Not listed

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