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Álvaro Cunhal

1913 - 2005

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Álvaro Barreirinhas Cunhal (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈalvɐɾu kuˈɲal]; 10 November 1913 – 13 June 2005) was a Portuguese communist revolutionary and politician. He was one of the major opponents of the dictatorial regime of the Estado Novo. He served as secretary-general of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) from 1961 to 1992. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Álvaro Cunhal is the 7,116th most popular politician (up from 7,215th in 2019), the 156th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 155th in 2019) and the 84th most popular Portuguese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Álvaro Cunhal ranks 7,116 out of 19,576. Before him are Roman of Bulgaria, Mike Pompeo, Godan Khan, Eurydice of Egypt, Mswati III, and Michel Rocard. After him are Edmund Veesenmayer, David Trimble, Acrotatus II, Lusius Quietus, Denis Thatcher, and Drastamat Kanayan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Álvaro Cunhal ranks 101. Before him are Pierre Werner, Marika Rökk, Maurice Wilkes, Eddie Constantine, Tokutaro Ukon, and Johannes Steinhoff. After him are Wolfgang Lüth, Heinz Kohut, Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark, Haxhi Lleshi, Shih Kien, and Sebastiano Baggio. Among people deceased in 2005, Álvaro Cunhal ranks 78. Before him are Augusto Roa Bastos, Cicely Saunders, Robert Moog, Dana Elcar, Julio César Turbay Ayala, and Will Eisner. After him are Yao Wenyuan, Shirley Chisholm, Charly Gaul, Zhang Chunqiao, Richard Pryor, and Ghena Dimitrova.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Álvaro Cunhal ranks 156 out of 633. Before him are Karl Nesselrode (1780), Manuel Gomes da Costa (1863), Gil Vicente (1465), Infanta Antónia of Portugal (1845), Manuel Monteiro de Castro (1938), and Ferdinand, Count of Flanders (1188). After him are Cristóvão Ferreira (1580), Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (1499), José Sócrates (1957), John de Britto (1647), José Mendes Cabeçadas (1883), and Isabel of Barcelos (1402).

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Among POLITICIANS In Portugal

Among politicians born in Portugal, Álvaro Cunhal ranks 84. Before him are Francisco Craveiro Lopes (1894), Sidónio Pais (1872), Urraca of Portugal (1150), Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu (1430), Karl Nesselrode (1780), and Manuel Gomes da Costa (1863). After him are José Sócrates (1957), José Mendes Cabeçadas (1883), Isabel of Barcelos (1402), Humberto Delgado (1906), Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja (1506), and Cardinal-Infante Afonso of Portugal (1509).

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