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Mário Soares

President of Portugal (1924–2017)

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Mário Soares was a Portuguese political leader who served as President of Portugal and was an important figure in the country's transition to democracy after decades of authoritarian rule. He is considered significant in Portuguese history for his role in helping to establish and strengthen democratic institutions in Portugal during the late 20th century.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1924-12-07
Died: 2017-01-07
Works: 39

Top works

Um erro de Afonso Costa
O homem que come, bebe e respira política
Os poemas da minha vida
Portugal's new foreign policy
As ideias políticas e sociais de Teófilo Braga

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Film & TV

Acting · Lisbon, Portugal

Known for

Portugal: Carnations Against Dictatorship — Self (archive footage)2024
Mário2024
Matheus Schdmit, um caso de amor pelo Brasil — Arquivo2019
Owners of Portugal — Self - Prime Minister (archive footage)2012
Memória Cubana — Self (archive footage)2010
Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air — Self2007
Alvaro Cunhal — Self2005

Article

Mário Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares GColTE, GCC, GColL ( European Portuguese: [ˈmaɾju alˈβɛɾtu ˈnɔβɾɨ ˈlɔpɨʃ suˈaɾɨʃ]; 7 December 1924 – 7 January 2017) was a Portuguese statesman who served as prime minister of Portugal from 1976 to 1978 and from 1983 to 1985 and subsequently as the president of Portugal from 1986 to 1996. He was the first secretary-general of the Socialist Party, from its foundation in 1973 to 1986. A major political figure in Portugal, he is considered the father of Portuguese democracy.

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