Vasco Gonçalves

Vasco Gonçalves OA
103rd Prime Minister of Portugal
In office 18 July 1974 – 19 September 1975
President	António de Spínola Francisco da Costa Gomes
Deputy	José Teixeira Ribeiro António Arnão Metelo
Preceded by	Adelino da Palma Carlos
Succeeded by	José Pinheiro de Azevedo
Minister of Education and Culture
In office 29 November 1974 – 4 December 1974
Preceded by	Vitorino Magalhães Godinho
Succeeded by	Manuel Rodrigues Carvalho
Personal details
Born	Vasco dos Santos Gonçalves 3 May 1922 Lisbon, Portugal
Died	11 June 2005 (aged 84) Almancil, Portugal
Political party	Independent
Spouse(s)	Aida Rocha Afonso
Children	1 daughter and 1 son
Alma mater	Portuguese Military Academy
Profession	Army officer
Awards	Order of Aviz Order Playa Girón
Military service
Service/branch	Portuguese Army
Years of service	1942–1975
Rank	General

General Vasco dos Santos Gonçalves OA (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvaʃku ɡõˈsaɫvɨʃ]; Lisbon 3 May 1921 – 11 June 2005) was a Portuguese army officer in the Engineering Corps who took part in the Carnation Revolution and later served as the 104th Prime Minister from 18 July 1974 to 19 September 1975.

He was best known for his controversial left-wing positions, including nationalization of banks and insurance companies after the events of 11 March 1975.

Son of former Benfica player, Vítor Candido Gonçalves, father of Portuguese film director Vítor Gonçalves.

External links

• "PORTUGAL: The New Command," TIME (magazine), 28 October 1974.
• "The World: Four Views from the Top," TIME (magazine), 5 May 1975.
• "PORTUGAL: A Resounding Vote for Moderation," TIME (magazine), 5 May 1975.
• "Lisbon's Troika: Red Threat in Portugal" (cover), TIME (magazine), 11 August 1975.
• "PORTUGAL: Western Europe's First Communist Country?" TIME (magazine), 11 August 1975.
• "The World: The Cork, the Ideologue, the Playboy," TIME (magazine), 11 August 1975.
• "PORTUGAL: Hammers Yes, Sickles No,", TIME (magazine), 29 September 1975.
• "Portuguese ex-PM Gonçalves dies," BBC News, Sunday, 12 June 2005.
• Fuchs, Dale. "General Vasco Gonçalves" (obituary), The Guardian (London, UK), Monday, 13 June 2005.
• Gallagher, Tom. "General Vasco Gonçalves: Marxist prime minister of Portugal" (obituary), The Independent (London, UK), Tuesday, 14 June 2005.
• Hershman, Gabriel & Graeme, Chris. "Portugal mourns its revolutionaries," Algarve (Portugal) Resident, Thursday, 16 June 2005.
• "General Vasco Gonçalves" (obituary), The Daily Telegraph (London, UK), Thursday, 23 June 2005.

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