Pedro dos Santos Soares

Pedro dos Santos Soares
Bust of Pedro Soares in Trigaches
Born(1915-01-13)13 January 1915
Trigaches e São Brissos, Portugal
Died10 May 1975(1975-05-10) (aged 60)
Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal
NationalityPortuguese
Other namesPedro Soares
Known forOpposition to Estado Novo government, spending twelve years in political prisons

Pedro dos Santos Soares (1915 – 1975) was a Portuguese communist activist who campaigned against the authoritarian Estado Novo government and was arrested on numerous occasions, spending about twelve years in political prisons.[1]

  1. ^ "Pedro Soares - Destacado dirigente do Partido Comunista Português Resistente antifascista". PCP. Retrieved 3 August 2020.