Carlos Hahnemann Saavedra Aboim Inglez (January 5, 1930 – February 13, 2002) was a Portuguese

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and leader of the

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(PCP), entering the party in 1946 (at age 16). He was the son of Maria Isabel Aboim Inglez and Carlos Aboim Inglez, both communists and anti-fascists. His wife was Maria Adelaide Aboim Inglez, who was also a communist militant who lived clandestinely with her husband. In 1953, he was made an official of the PCP. He was sentenced to eight years in Caxias prison by the '' Estado Novo'' regime. He showed great interest in Portuguese

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, most notably through his inclusion of commentaries and notes on poetry in the communist newspaper ''

Avante! ''Avante!'' (''Onwards!'') is the official newspaper of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP). Founded in 1931, it continues to be published to this day. The newspaper's motto is ''Workers of the World, Unite!'' and has been present in every e ...

''. He was interested in the relations between materialistic thought and the medieval controversy between realism and

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. He was member elected in European elections and became member of European Parliament. He asked that when he died he would be cremated to the sound of the ''Chorus of the Slaves'' of the

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'' by

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Um intelectual comunista
by Manuel Gusmão in ''Avante!'', February 21, 2002 1930 births 2002 deaths Aboim Inglez, Carlos {{Portugal-politician-stub