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Mário Soares

Matilde Azevedo

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Mário Soares

PRESENTATION

Important figure for democracy Matilde Azevedo

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A journey for freedom...

7th of December of 1924
Birth of Mário Soares
40s
Soares has always undertaken an intense fight against the dictatorship
1946 and 1968
Arrested by PIDE
1968
Deportation to São Tomé
1970
From São Tomé to the exile of Paris
1973
In Germany, Mário Soares founded the socialist party and organized a democratic alternative
2017
Death of Mario Soares
1974
Return to Portugal after April 25th on the freedom train
1977
Mário Soares began a trip to Brussels to present, through the various capitals of the CEE member states, the official request for Portugal's accession, completed in 1986.
1976 to 1986
In Lisbon, he assumed the position of prime minister and later, president of the republic

Mário Soares was more than a man of his time, he was a man who defied destiny and shaped our future. He has always refused the easy path. With courage, he made his life a mission: Today, we celebrate the man and his legacy, which transformed Portugal forever.

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Achieve freedom for all and give meaning to the word democracy

In the post-25th of April, Soares united the divided country and gave democracy a soul. His hope was for a free and dignified Portugal, where every Portuguese could dream, achieve and live with justice and equality. As prime minister and president of the republic, Mario Soares was the bridge between generations.

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Fernando Rocha, 79 anos

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'For me, Mário Soares is one of the main people responsible for the democratization of Portugal and its integration into Europe.'

Maria Gabriela, 17 anos

'Mário Soares is the father of democracy!'

Sérgio Coutinho, 52 anos

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