Emídio Guerreiro
Emídio Guerreiro (born September 6, 1899 in Guimarães ; † June 29, 2005 ibid) was a freedom fighter and anti-fascist from Portugal .
Life
Since the 1920s -Jahren he fought as a resistance fighter against the Salazar - and Caetano - dictatorship and was therefore detained. After Guerreiro escaped from prison, he participated on the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War . Between 1940 and 1944 he fought alongside the Resistance in France against National Socialism .
In 1974, after the victory of the Carnation Revolution , he returned to his homeland. He was a co-founder of the Partido Popular Democrático (PPD), which was later converted into the Partido Social Democrata (PSD).
On June 30, 2005, Emídio Guerreiro died of a lung disease at the age of 105.
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| SURNAME | Guerreiro, Emídio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese freedom fighter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 6, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Guimarães |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 29, 2005 |
| Place of death | Guimarães |