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Manuel Alegre
Manuel Alegre

Manuel Alegre de Melo Duarte, GCL (born Águeda, 12 May 1936) is a Portuguese poet and politician, member of the Socialist Party, and an independent candidate to the Portuguese presidential election, 2006. The Order of Liberty, or Freedom, ( Ordem da Liberdade) is a Portuguese honorific civil order that distinguishes relevant services to the Águeda ( pron 'agɨdɐ is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 335 Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person Partido Socialista redirects here For other parties with similar names see Socialist Party. The Portuguese presidential election were held on January 22, 2006 to elect a successor to the incumbent President Jorge Sampaio, who was He was a member of the Portuguese Communist Party in his youth, and even today he's usually considered one of the most leftist members of the Portuguese Socialist Party. The Portuguese Communist Party ( Portuguese: Partido Comunista Português, pron Partido Socialista redirects here For other parties with similar names see Socialist Party. He voted against all the revisions of the Portuguese Constitution of 1976, and abstain at a commemorative vote for the 10 th anniversary of the fall of Berlin Wall, in 1999

While studying law at the University of Coimbra, Alegre was noticed for his opposition to António de Oliveira Salazar's dictatorial government. The first Portuguese Constitution was drafted in 1822 Several Revolutions led to the constitutions of 1826, 1838 ( Liberal Wars) 1911 ( Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Berlin Wall (Berliner Mauer was a physical barrier separating West Berlin from the German Democratic Republic (GDR ( East Germany) including Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Law is a system of rules enforced through a set of Institutions used as an instrument to underpin civil obedience politics economics and society The University of Coimbra (UC ( Portuguese: Universidade de Coimbra, pron António de Oliveira Salazar, GColIH, GCTE, GCSE, pron. ɐ̃'tɔniu dɨ oli'vɐiɾɐ sɐlɐ'zaɾ He was conscripted, and sent to the Azores and later to Angola, where his involvement in an attempt to military rebellion led to his imprisonment. Conscription (also known as the draft, the call-up or national service) is a general term for involuntary labor demanded by some established authority The Azores ( Açores ɐˈsoɾɨʃ or) is a Portuguese Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, about 1500 km (950  mi) from Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola Pronounced ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈgɔlɐ Repubilika ya Ngola is a country in south-central After serving his prison term in Luanda, he returned to Coimbra, before going into exile in 1964. For the mystic of the Han Dynasty see Luan Da. Luanda (formerly called Loanda) is the Coimbra (kuˈĩbɾɐ is a city and a municipality in Portugal, former capital of the country during the first dynasty period and home to the University of Coimbra Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. As a student at the University of Coimbra he was a very active figure of the Associação Académica de Coimbra while member of the governing body, athlete and cultural agent (poetry and theatre). This article is for the student's union of the University of Coimbra for its autonomous professional football organization see Associação Académica de Coimbra - O

He would live the next ten years in Algiers, where he was one of the main voices of a radio station directed to Portugal, Voz da Liberdade (Freedom's Voice). Algiers (الجزائر Algerian Arabic: Dzayer ( (From kabyle pronunciation Kabyle: Ledzayer, Alger) is the Capital and largest The distribution of his first books was forbidden by Salazar's government, so they circulated in samizdat form. Samizdat (самиздат was the clandestine copying and distribution of government-suppressed literature or other media in Soviet-bloc Alegre returned to Portugal in 1974, one week after the Carnation Revolution. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The Carnation Revolution (Revolução dos Cravos was an almost bloodless military-led pro-democratic Coup d'état, started on April 25, 1974, in Lisbon

He joined the Socialisty Party almost immediately, and was elected to Parliament in every election since 1975. He is currently one of the vice-presidents of Parliament, and sits in the President's advisory Council of State.

Several of his poems were made into songs, sung among others by Zeca Afonso and Adriano Correia de Oliveira, and played by Carlos Paredes. José Manuel Cerqueira Afonso dos Santos, also known as Zeca Afonso ( pron. Adriano Maria Correia Gomes de Oliveira, GCIH, ComL, or just Adriano ( April 9, 1942 &ndash October 16, Carlos Paredes, ComSE, pron. 'kaɾluʃ pɐ'ɾedɨʃ ( February 16 1925 &ndash July 23

One of his poems Uma flor de verde pinho won 1976's Festival RTP da Canção, who represented Portugal in Eurovision Song Contest.

In 2004, he lost to José Sócrates a bid for the party leadership. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa, GCIH (ʒuˈzɛ ˈsɔkɾɐtɨʃ; born in Vilar de Maçada degree as a civil Technical engineer

In 2005, a statue in his honour was erected in Coimbra. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Coimbra (kuˈĩbɾɐ is a city and a municipality in Portugal, former capital of the country during the first dynasty period and home to the University of Coimbra

On 24 September, 2005, he announced that he would be a candidate in the Portuguese presidential election, 2006, despite his party's official support for former president Mário Soares as a candidate. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. The Portuguese presidential election were held on January 22, 2006 to elect a successor to the incumbent President Jorge Sampaio, who was Mário Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares GColTE, GCC, GColL, KE (ˈmaɾiu suˈaɾɨʃ born 7 December 1924 Portuguese politician On the elections held January 22, 2006, he ended up collecting 20. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 7% of the valid votes (the second largest amount after the elected President, Cavaco Silva, and ahead of his party's official candidate Mário Soares).

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