Marcelo Caetano
| Marcello Caetano | |
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| 101st Prime Minister of Portugal | |
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In office 27 September 1968 – 25 April 1974 |
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| President | Américo Tomás |
| Preceded by | António de Oliveira Salazar |
| Succeeded by | National Salvation Junta |
| Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 6 October 1969 – 15 January 1970 |
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| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Alberto Franco Nogueira |
| Succeeded by | Rui Patrício |
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In office 29 May 1957 – 27 June 1957 |
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| Prime Minister | António de Oliveira Salazar |
| Preceded by | Paulo Cunha |
| Succeeded by | Paulo Cunha |
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In office 23 December 1956 – 11 February 1957 |
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| Prime Minister | António de Oliveira Salazar |
| Preceded by | Paulo Cunha |
| Succeeded by | Paulo Cunha |
| Acting Minister of Communications | |
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In office 4 January 1956 – 1 February 1956 |
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| Prime Minister | António de Oliveira Salazar |
| Preceded by | Manuel Gomes de Araújo |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Gomes de Araújo |
| Minister of the Presidency | |
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In office 7 July 1955 – 14 August 1958 |
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| Prime Minister | António de Oliveira Salazar |
| Preceded by | João Lumbrales |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Teotónio Pereira |
| President of the Corporative Chamber | |
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In office 25 November 1949 – 7 July 1955 |
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| Preceded by | José Gabriel Pinto Coelho |
| Succeeded by | João Pinto da Costa Leite |
| Minister of the Colonies | |
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In office 14 November 1945 – 4 February 1947 |
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| Prime Minister | António de Oliveira Salazar |
| Preceded by | Américo Tomás (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Teófilo Duarte |
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In office 6 September 1944 – 9 June 1945 |
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| Prime Minister | António de Oliveira Salazar |
| Preceded by | Francisco Vieira Machado |
| Succeeded by | Américo Tomás (Acting) |
| 2nd National Commissioner of the Portuguese Youth | |
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In office 16 August 1940 – 6 September 1944 |
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| Appointed by | António Carneiro Pacheco |
| Preceded by | Francisco José Nobre Guedes |
| Succeeded by | José Porto Soares Franco |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Marcello José das Neves Alves Caetano 17 August 1906 Graça, Lisbon, Portugal |
| Died | 26 October 1980 (aged 74) Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Resting place | São João Batista Cemetery, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Political party |
National Union (later People's National Action) |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Teresa de Barros (m. 1930–1971); widowed |
| Children | José Maria João Miguel Ana Maria |
| Education | Camões Secondary School |
| Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Marcello José das Neves Alves Caetano (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐɾˈsɛlu kɐiˈtɐnu], GCTE, GCC; 17 August 1906 – 26 October 1980) was a Portuguese politician and scholar, who was the last prime minister of the Estado Novo regime, from 1968 until his overthrow in the Carnation Revolution of 1974.
He was a son of José Maria de Almeida Alves Caetano and his first wife Josefa Maria das Neves. Graduated as a Licentiate and later a Doctorate in Law, Caetano was a Cathedratic Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, where he graduated and of which he would also become the 9th Dean or Rector. A conservative politician and a self-proclaimed reactionary in his youth, Caetano started his political career in the 1930s under the authoritarian regime of António de Oliveira Salazar. He soon became an important figure in the "Estado Novo" government, and in 1940 was appointed chief of the Portuguese Youth organisation. Caetano progressed in his academic career at the university, publishing several works and lecturing law. While in jail due to political causes, Álvaro Cunhal, law student, the future leader and founder of the Portuguese Communist Party, submitted his final thesis on the topic of abortion before a faculty jury that included Marcello Caetano. Between 1944 and 1947 Caetano was Minister of the Colonies and since 1947 President of the Executive Board of the National Union. He served as President of the Corporative Chamber between 1949 and 1955.
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