Vasco Gonçalves

General Vasco dos Santos Gonçalves was a Portuguese army officer. After the Carnation Revolution, he served as the Prime Minister of Portugal.[1]

Vasco Gonçalves

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103rd Prime Minister of Portugal
In office
18 July 1974  19 September 1975
PresidentAntónio de Spínola
Francisco da Costa Gomes
Preceded byAdelino da Palma Carlos
Succeeded byJosé Pinheiro de Azevedo
Personal details
Born(1922-05-03)3 May 1922
Lisbon, Portugal
Died11 June 2005(2005-06-11) (aged 84)
Almancil, Portugal
Alma materPortuguese Military Academy
AwardsOrder of Aviz
Order Playa Girón
Military service
Branch/servicePortuguese Army
Years of service1942–1975
RankGeneral

References

  1. "General Vasco Goncalves". Guardian. 13 June 2005. Retrieved 26 September 2016.


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