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Madeira
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...
Timeline of Events
1963
12.22.1963
The cruise ship ''Lakonia'' burns 180 miles north of Madeira with the loss of 128 lives.
1976
7.1.1976
Portugal grants autonomy to Madeira.
11.19.1976
Jaime Ornelas Camacho takes office as the first President of the Regional Government of Madeira, Portugal.