Vasco Gonçalves

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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Political offices
Preceded by Adelino da Palma Carlos	Prime Minister of Portugal 1974–1975	Succeeded by José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo

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