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Vasco Gonçalves
2005Jun, 11

Vasco Gonçalves

Vasco Gonçalves, Portuguese general and politician, 103rd Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1922)
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.

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