Álvaro Cunhal
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Álvaro Barreirinhas Cunhal (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈalvɐɾu kuˈɲal]; 10 November 1913 – 13 June 2005) was a Portuguese communist revolutionary and politician. He was one of the major opponents of the dictatorial regime of the Estado Novo. He served as secretary-general of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) from 1961 to 1992.[1]
Álvaro Cunhal | |
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Minister without Portfolio | |
In office 16 May 1974 – 8 August 1975 | |
Prime Minister | Adelino da Palma Carlos Vasco Gonçalves |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Jorge Campinos (politician) |
General Secretary of the Portuguese Communist Party | |
In office 31 March 1961 – 5 December 1992 | |
Preceded by | Bento Gonçalves |
Succeeded by | Carlos Carvalhas |
Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
In office 3 June 1976 – 12 August 1987 | |
Constituency | Lisbon |
Personal details | |
Born | Álvaro Barreirinhas Cunhal (1913-11-10)10 November 1913 Coimbra, Portugal |
Died | 13 June 2005(2005-06-13) (aged 91) Lisbon, Portugal |
Political party | Portuguese Communist Party (1931–2005) |
Domestic partner | Isaura Moreira (1960–1965) |
Children | Ana Cunhal |
Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
Arrested in 1940 and subjected to torture, he resumed the struggle as soon as he was released, after a few months' imprisonment. He took part in the reorganization of the PCP in 1940-1941. From 1941 to 1949, Cunhal lived "underground" and became the de facto party leader. Arrested by the PIDE in 1949, he remained in prison for 11 years until a spectacular escape from the seaside Peniche Fortress prison in 1960. After the overthrow of the dictatorship on April 25, 1974, he was a minister in several provisional governments; he was elected deputy to the Constituent Assembly in 1975 and deputy to the Assembly of the Republic from 1976.