Vasco da Gama Fernandes
| His Excellency Vasco da Gama Fernandes GC C, GC L | |
|---|---|
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| 1st President of the Assembly of the Republic | |
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In office 29 July 1976 – 29 October 1978 | |
| Succeeded by | Teófilo Carvalho dos Santos |
| Vice-President of the Constituent Assembly | |
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In office 2 June 1975 – 2 April 1976 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
4 November 1908 São Vicente, Portuguese Cape Verde |
| Died |
9 September 1991 (aged 82) Lisbon, Portugal |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Spouse(s) | Maria da Glória Ramos de Ataíde Fernandes |
| Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Vasco da Gama Fernandes GC C, GC L (4 November 1908 - 9 September 1991), was a Portuguese lawyer and politician.[1][2]
Background
He was named after his most remote relative Vasco da Gama.
Career
Vasco da Gama Fernandes was licensee in Law, from the faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, and became a lawyer and politician. Distinguished as an oppositioner to Estado Novo, being arrested for several times by the political police (PIDE), he joined the Aliança Republicana e Socialista (ARS) and later to the Movimento de Unidade Nacional Antifascista (MUNAF). In 1945, he was one of the founders of the Movimento de Unidade Democrática (MUD), and also of the Partido Trabalhista in 1947 and the Socialist Party (PS) in 1973.[1][2]
After the Carnation Revolution, he was elected a deputy and vice-president of the Constituent Assembly for PS and, when reelected to the Assembly of the Republic, he also became its 1st President from 29 July 1976 to 29 October 1978, also becoming inherently a member of the Portuguese Council of State.[2]
In 1979, he resigned from PS, joining then the Frente Republicana e Socialista (FRS) and later founded the Democratic Renovator Party (PRD). For this party he was again elected deputy in the legislative elections of 1985 and 1987.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Vasco da Gama Fernandes (1908-1991)" (in Portuguese). Assembly of the Republic. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 Assembly of the Republic (November 2008). Vasco da Gama Fernandes - Homenagem ao Primeiro Presidente da Assembleia da República no centésimo aniversário do seu nascimento (PDF) (in Portuguese). Lisbon. p. 24. Retrieved 21 October 2012.