Veteran Congress leader Eduardo Faleiro conferred Portuguese knighthood

Q.  Portuguese honoured which former Union Minister of State for External Affairs with a national knighthood?
- Published on 16 Jan 17

a. Sushma Swaraj
b. Shashi Tharoor
c. Eduardo Faleiro
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Eduardo Faleiro
 
Veteran Congress leader Eduardo Faleiro conferred Portuguese knighthoodPortuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa on 13th Jan 2017 honoured former Union Minister of State for External Affairs Eduardo Faleiro.

Faleiro was honoured with the 'Grande Oficial da Ordem do Infante da Henrique', the Portuguese national order of knighthood.

The order was bestowed on Mr. Faleiro (76), a veteran Congress leader, by Mr. Costa.

Bestowed on individuals for services in the expansion of Portuguese culture, the order honours those who promote Portugal history and its values.

Faleiro studied in Portugal. He was an MLA in Goa and the MP of Both Houses of Parliament.

He established good diplomatic relations as Union Minister of MEA with Portugal.

Paulo Varela Gomes, a historian and ex director of the Fundacao Oriente, an institution for cultural activities in Goa, was posthumously awarded a Cultural Merit Medal.

His wife Patricia Vieira accepted the medal.

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