Two days before the election , two of Soares Carneiro 's leading supporters , Prime Minister Francisco Sá Carneiro ( no relation ) and Defence Minister Adelino Amaro da Costa , died in the 1980 Camarate air crash while they were heading for a rally in Oporto . Despite the accident , the election went ahead as planned , and predictions that a second round would be needed were shown to be wrong , with Ramalho Eanes winning with almost 57 percent , against 40 percent for Soares Carneiro
1980 Camarate air crash
1980 Camarate air crash
1980 Portuguese presidential election