- Carlos Carvalhas
Carlos Alberto do Vale Gomes Carvalhas, GCC (born in
São Pedro do Sul ,November 9 ,1941 ) is a Portuguesepolitician and formerSecretary-General of thePortuguese Communist Party (1992-2004), succeeding the historical leaderÁlvaro Cunhal .His father António José Bandeira Carvalhas (b.
São Pedro do Sul , Baiões,April 22 ,1915 ) is the richest man inSão Pedro do Sul through hislumber mill business and is said to give each grandson 5.000€00 on their birthdays. His mother is Esmeraldina do Céu Gomes Quaresma (b. Arouca, Moldes,July 9 ,1917 ).He was a candidate to the Portuguese presidency in 1991, where he received 635,373 votes (12.92%).
On
October 5 ,2004 , he announced his intention to resign. He was replaced byJerónimo de Sousa onNovember 27 ,2004 , at the 17th Congress of the PCP.He is married to Maria Manuel Lopes Marques Leal, born c. 1945, and has two sons. His father in law has a
factory inBelgium .His late second cousin was married to the 3rd
Viscount ofSão Pedro do Sul .
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