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Mário Soares

1924–2017 · 20th century

Mário Soares was a Portuguese politician who founded the Socialist Party in exile in 1973 and helped steer Portugal to democracy after the Carnation Revolution of 1974. He was prime minister from 1976 to 1978 and from 1983 to 1985, when he negotiated Portugal's entry into the European Community, and president from 1986 to 1996.

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Third Portuguese Republic

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Mário Soares. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mario-soares
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