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    Humberto Delgado - Wikipedia

    • Humberto da Silva Delgado (Portuguese pronunciation: [ũˈbɛɾtu dɛɫˈɡadu]; 15 May 1906 – 13 February 1965) was a General of the Portuguese Air Force, diplomat and politician. See more

    Early life and military career

    Delgado was born in Brogueira, Torres Novas. He was the son of Joaquim Delgado and Maria do Ó Pereira and … See more

    Presidential elections of 1958

    Becoming a Military Attaché and Aeronautic Attaché to the Portuguese Embassy in Washington, D.C. in 1952 pushed his ideology in a liberal democratic direction, and inspired him to run as a democratic opposition … See more

    Born15 May 1906 · Torres Novas, Portugal
    Died13 February 1965 (aged 58) · Olivenza, Spain
    Occupation(s)Military · Diplomat
    SpouseMaria Iva Theriaga Leitão Tavares de Andrade
    Exile and opposition (1958–1965)

    Delgado was expelled from the Portuguese military, and took refuge in the Brazilian embassy before going into exile, spending much of it in Brazil and later in Algeria, as a guest of Ben Bella. During the period of his exile in Bra… See more

    Assassination

    After being lured into an ambush by the regime's secret police (PIDE) near the Spanish border town of Olivenza, Delgado and his Brazilian secretary, Arajaryr Moreira de Campos, were murdered on 13 February 1… See more

    Personal life

    Delgado was married to Maria Iva Theriaga Leitão Tavares de Andrade (1908-2014), they had three children:
    • Humberto Iva de Andrade da Silva Delgado, born at São Sebastião da Pedreira, … See more

    Popular culture references

    In 1966, German film writer and director André Libik created a 45' documentary about Delgado's assassination in the series "Political Murders" produced by West Berlin's TV station SFB. The film was completed … See more

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