Isabel do Carmo

Isabel do Carmo
Born
Maria Isabel Augusta Cortes do Carmo

12 September 1940
Barreiro, Portugal
OccupationEndocrinologist
Known forOrganising violent revolt against the Portuguese government in the mid-1970s
Notable workA Luta Armada
SpouseCarlos Antunes
Children2

Isabel do Carmo ComL is a former founder and leader of the Portuguese terrorist organization, Brigadas Revolucionárias (BR),[1][2] which took part in an armed struggle against the Portuguese government, both before and after the overthrow of the repressive Estado Novo regime. She was also the founder and leader of Partido Revolucionário do Proletariado (PRP), a political organization never formalized as a party and created to support the BR.[3] She was held in pre-trial prison from 1978 to 1982. Carmo, a doctor and a University professor, has published extensively, on both medical and political issues.

  1. ^ Da Silva & Ferreira 2020, p. 144.
  2. ^ Schmid 1988, p. 654.
  3. ^ Brigadas Revolucionarias., Partido Revolucionario do Proletariado (1975). Documentos do Partido do proletariado brigadas revolucionarias 1971-1974 (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Edições Revolução. OCLC 476569403.