Bento António Gonçalves
- For the city named Bento Gonçalves in Brazil, see Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul
Bento Gonçalves | |
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General Secretary of the Portuguese Communist Party | |
| In office 21 April 1929 – 11 September 1942 | |
| Preceded by | José Carlos Rates |
| Succeeded by | Álvaro Cunhal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bento António Gonçalves 2 March 1902 Tarrafal, Cape Verde |
| Political party | Portuguese Communist Party |
Bento António Gonçalves,
In 1922 he joined the navy and one year later he started the elementary pilot course. In 1924 he was sent to
In 1926 he returned to Lisbon, where he became a member of the Navy Workers Labor Union, in the next year he traveled to
In September 1928 he joined the Portuguese Communist Party and became a member of the cell of the Arsenal of Alfeite. In 1929 he participated in the reorganizative conference of the Communist Party and was elected to the provisional Central Commission. Soon after, he became Secretary General.[1]
In 1930 he was arrested by the political police of the Estado Novo regime and was forced to live in the Azores. One year later he was transferred to Portuguese Cape Verde. In 1933 he returned to Portugal and went underground. In November of the same year he traveled to Madrid where he established contacts with the Comintern and the Communist Party of Spain.
In 1935, Bento Gonçalves participated in the
In the Avante! Festival of 2002, the Communist Party carried out an exposition in the central pavilion about his work and life.
References
- ^ "Bento Gonçalves on the page of the Regional Organization of Lisbon of the Portuguese Communist Party". Archived from the original on 2012-02-03.
- ^ "Bento Gonçalves on the Museu do Aljube page" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-06-22.
