José Vitoriano
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José Rodrigues Vitoriano (1918, Silves – 3 February 2006) was a Portuguese politician and a major figure in the struggle against the Portuguese fascist regime led by António Oliveira Salazar.[1]
Early life
Vitoriano started work at the age of 13 in a cork factory in Algarve and joined the Portuguese Communist Party in 1941.[1] Between 1945 and 1948 he was the president of the cork workers' Trade Union. After that, in 1951, he became a cadre of the Party.
Imprisonment
Meanwhile, in 1948, he had been imprisoned by the regime's political police, the PIDE,[1] only leaving jail in 1950. In 1953 he was arrested once more, and was sentenced to four years; however, as the fascist sentences for political prisoners were open-ended, Vitoriano only left jail in 1966.[1] In January 1967, he became a clandestine, a usual method used by the members of the Communist Party to avoid detentions. He would only leave that status after the democratic revolution of 1974. Vitoriano spent a total of 17 years in jail.
Political career
Vitoriano was a member of the Party's Central Committee between 1968 and 2000 and a member of its Secretariat between 1968 and 1972.[1] Between 1977 and 1987, he was a member of the Portuguese Parliament, being its vice-president between 1977 and 1984.
Death
José Vitoriano died on 3 February 2006[1] in Lisbon.
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