António Jorge Oliveira Aires Rodrigues is a Portuguese militant worker and politician born in Alfarelos on 21 August 1945.[1]
António Aires Rodrigues | |
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| Born | António Jorge Oliveira Aires Rodrigues 21 August 1945 Alfarelos, Soure, Portugal |
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| Occupation | Political, revolutionary |
During May 68, he lived in exile in Paris, where he was a worker at the Renault factory, having taken part in the uprising and the occupation of the House of Portugal together with Fernando Pereira Marques and Vasco de Castro.[2]
A member of the PS party in 1974, he was a member of the Constituent Assembly elected by Leiria.[3][4]
In 1977, breaking with Mário Soares's Political Commission, he was expelled from the PS party, becoming an independent legislator.[5]
He founded the Workers' Party of Socialist Unity (POUS) with Carmelinda Pereira,[6] of trotskyist and lambertist inspiration.
In the 1980 Portuguese presidential election he was the POUS party candidate for President of Portugal,[7] obtaining a total of 12,745 votes.[8]
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