Francisco Miguel Duarte
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Francisco Miguel Duarte, also known by the nickname Chico Sapateiro (18 December 1907 – 21 May 1988) was a Portuguese writer and a regional leader in the Portuguese Communist Party
. He was a poet, whose principal subjects are revolution
and the Portuguese people
. Among his best known works is a poem in honor of the memory of Catarina Eufémia
, his fellow countrywoman, since the author, like Eufémia, was a native of Baleizão
, a village near Beja in the south of Portugal. He is also known for his book Das Prisões à Liberdade.
- the penal colony of Cape Verde
- before being transferred, again, to Lisbon
on January 26, 1954, where he was imprisoned first in Aljube and then in Caxias.
in the election of April 25, 1975, the first free election after 48 years of dictatorship.
Portuguese Communist Party
The Portuguese Communist Party is a major left-wing political party in Portugal. It is a Marxist-Leninist party, and its organization is based upon democratic centralism. The party also considers itself to be patriotic and internationalist....
. He was a poet, whose principal subjects are revolution
Revolution
A revolution is a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time.Aristotle described two types of political revolution:...
and the Portuguese people
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
. Among his best known works is a poem in honor of the memory of Catarina Eufémia
Catarina Eufémia
Catarina Efigénia Sabino Eufémia was an illiterate harvester from Alentejo, Portugal who was murdered during a worker's strike by lieutenant Carrajola of the Guarda Nacional Republicana in Monte do Olival, Baleizão, in Beja, Alentejo...
, his fellow countrywoman, since the author, like Eufémia, was a native of Baleizão
Baleizão
Baleizão is a Portuguese parish of the municipality of Beja. It is 138.25 km² in area, with 1,056 inhabitants as of 2001.The parish contains Monte do Olival , where Catarina Eufémia was murdered in 1954. She subsequently became a national icon of the resistance against the Estado Novo regime....
, a village near Beja in the south of Portugal. He is also known for his book Das Prisões à Liberdade.
Imprisonment
He was the leader of the regional committee of the Portuguese Communist Party in Algarve. His imprisonment in 1947 seriously weakened that provincial organization. He was the last political prisoner, remaining alone for six months, in the concentration camp of TarrafalTarrafal camp
Tarrafal was a prison camp in Cape Verde, then a Portuguese colony, set up by the dictator António de Oliveira Salazar after the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War , where opponents of his right-wing authoritarian regime were sent...
- the penal colony of Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
- before being transferred, again, to Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
on January 26, 1954, where he was imprisoned first in Aljube and then in Caxias.
Election
He was elected a member of the Portuguese parliament by the constituency of BejaBeja (district)
The Beja District is located in southern Portugal. The district capital is the city of Beja.-Municipalities:The district is composed of 14 municipalities:* Aljustrel* Almodôvar* Alvito* Barrancos* Beja* Castro Verde* Cuba* Ferreira do Alentejo...
in the election of April 25, 1975, the first free election after 48 years of dictatorship.