Vasco Gonçalves

Infobox_Prime Minister
name=Vasco Gonçalves


order= 104th Prime Minister of Portugal (50th of the Republic, 2nd since the Carnation Revolution)
term_start =July 18 1974
term_end =September 19 1975
deputy=
predecessor =Adelino da Palma Carlos
successor =Pinheiro de Azevedo
birth_date =birth date|1922|5|3|mf=y
birth_place =Lisbon, Portugal
death_date =death date and age|2005|6|11|1922|5|3|mf=y
death_place =
spouse=
party= Independent (with Communist inclination)
General Vasco dos Santos Gonçalves (pronounced|ˈvaʃku gõˈsaɫvɨʃ; Lisbon 3 May 1922–11 June 2005) was a Portuguese army officer in the Engineering Corps who took part in the Carnation Revolution and later served as the 147th Prime Minister from July 18, 1974, to September 19, 1975.

He was best known for his controversial left-wing positions, including nationalization of banks and insurance companies after the events of March 11, 1975.

He joined the Portuguese Communist Party after leaving office.

External links

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4084896.stm "BBC News" article on Gonçalves's death]