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Birth
Álvaro Cunhal was born in Coimbra -
Joined Communist Party
At the age of 17, Cunhal joined the Portuguese Communist Party, an illegal movement in Salazar's Portugal -
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Political Prisoner
Cunhal was sent to jail for politica reasons several times, the longest one for 8 years in complete isolation. In 1960, he and other prisoners escaped from the prison in Peniche -
Graduated
Cunhal became a lawyer after defending the decriminalization of abortion, an unusual topic for the time -
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Exile
Under the protection of the Soviet Communist Party, Cunhal was exiled in Moscow and then in Paris -
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Post-Revolution Role
Cunhal was one of the post-revolutionary leaders of Portugal, assuming funcions as minister and Member of Parliament until his resignation from the party. -
Death
Cunhal passed away in Lisbon at the age of 91, after having blinded because of a glaucoma