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Júlio Fogaça
Júlio de Melo Fogaça (1907, Cadaval – 1980) was a Portuguese politician and member of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP), who had a major role in the resistance against the dictatorial regime that ruled Portugal from 1926 to 1974. In 1935, Fogaça became a member of the Party's Secretariat, being imprisoned in the same year by the political police, and sent to the Tarrafal concentration camp in the Cape Verde Islands. In 1940, he received amnesty and was released. At the time, along with several other important Party cadres, such as Álvaro Cunhal and Militão Ribeiro, Fogaça initiated a major reorganization of the PCP. In 1942, Fogaça was sent to Tarrafal again, being released in 1945. In 1946, he participated in the 4th Congress of the Party, being elected to the Central Committee. However, in the 1950s, ideological divergences with Cunhal led him to start conflicting with the PCP leadership. In 1960, he was imprisoned again, and would only be released in 1970. Meanwhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cadaval
Cadaval () is a municipality in the Oeste intermunicipal community and Lisbon District of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 14,228,Instituto Nacional de Estatística in an area of 174.89 km2. The present Mayor is José Bernardo Nunes, elected by the Social Democratic Party. Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes ('' freguesias''): *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisbon Science Academy
The Academy of Sciences of Lisbon () is Portugal's national academy dedicated to the advancement of sciences and learning, with the goal of promoting academic progress and prosperity in Portugal. It is one of Portugal's most prestigious scientific authorities and the official regulator of the Portuguese language in Portugal, through its Class of Letters. History The academy was founded on 24 December 1779 in Lisbon, Portugal, by João Carlos de Bragança, Duke de Lafões, who served as the academy's first President, and José Correia da Serra, who served as its first secretary-general. Domenico Vandelli was among its mentors and early organizers. It inherited several archives from its direct predecessor the Royal Academy of Portuguese History (''Academia Real da História Portuguesa)'', which had been functioning since 1720 and stopped in 1776. This society had been meeting informally since 1717, under the sponsorship of the 4th Count of Ericeira, until its approval by King ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |