Baltasar Rebelo de Sousa
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Baltasar Leite Rebelo de Sousa, GCIH
Order of Prince Henry (Ordem do Infante Dom Henrique)
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(Lisbon
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, Santos o Velho, April 16, 1921 – Lisbon
Lisbon
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, December 1, 2002) was a Portuguese
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 politician
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 and former Minister
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 and Member of Parliament
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 and medicine professor.

Background

He was the only son of António Joaquim Rebelo de Sousa (Cabeceiras de Basto
Cabeceiras de Basto
Cabeceiras de Basto is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 241.8 km² and a total population of 17,775 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 17 parishes, and is located in the district of Braga District bordering the municipality of Montalegre to the north, Boticas to the...

, Pedraça, Paço de Vides, April 8, 1860 – August 7, 1927), a Landowner (already a widow of Rosa da Costa, whom he married in Angola
Angola
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 and by whom he had five other sons António, Eduardo, Augusto, Álvaro and Óscar Rebelo de Sousa), and second wife Joaquina Leite da Silva (Guimarães
Guimarães
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, Gandarela, São Clemente, 1896? – April 16, 1975), daughter of Manuel Leite da Silva and wife and relative Deolinda Leite. His paternal grandparents were Manuel Joaquim Rebelo de Sousa, a trader
Merchant
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, and wife Feliciana de Jesus, daughter of José Mendes de Magalhães and wife Teresa Dias do Nascimento de Jesus, who were also the parents of Baltasar Joaquim (born in 1859), Rosalinda do Nascimento, Bernardino Joaquim, Joaquim and Valentina do Nascimento Rebelo de Sousa.

Career

He was a Licentiate
Licentiate
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 in Medicine
Medicine
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 from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon. He graduated with grades of 10 out of 20, the reason why he used to be called by his detractors Baltazero.

He started his career as a medical doctor.

He was a Subsecretary of State for Education
Education
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 and a National Comissar of the Mocidade Portuguesa
Mocidade Portuguesa
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. He then became Secretary of State
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 and Minister
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, nominately Minister
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 of the Corporations and Health
Health
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, Deputy
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 to the National Assembly
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 (Assembleia Nacional
Assembleia Nacional
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), Vice-President of the Overseas Council, Vice-President of the Acção Nacional Popular, Governor-General
Governor-General
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 of Mozambique
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, from 1968 until 1970 and where he was still remembered with saudade
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more than thirty years after serving there, and finally the last Minister
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 for the Overseas until the Carnation Revolution
Carnation Revolution
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. In its aftermath he went to his Ministry where he stood most part of the day and communicate with the rest of the Portuguese Council of Ministers
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, who were seized in "Quartel do Carmo" ( a military facility in Lisbon). He went to exile
Exile
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 in Brazil
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.

He then became a Professor
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 of Higher Education
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 in São Paulo
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, São Paulo
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 and the Administrator of a Company
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 of the Pirelli
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 Group. He also had an active role in Luso-Brazilian associacions, such as the Associação Luso-Brasileira, of which he became the Director, also being a member and President
President
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 of the Curator
Curator
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 Council of the Fundação Luso-Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento dos Países de Língua Portuguesa.

Decorations

He was a Grand Cross
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 of the Order of Prince Henry (Ordem do Infante Dom Henrique)
Order of Prince Henry (Ordem do Infante Dom Henrique)
The Order of Prince Henry the Navigator is a Portuguese National Order of Knighthood created on June 2, 1960, to commemorate the fifth centenary of the death of the Infante Henry the Navigator , fifth son of King John I of Portugal and his queen, Philippa of Lancaster...

, Grand Cross
Grand Cross
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 of the Order of Public Instruction, Grand Cross
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 of the Order of the Southern Cross
Order of the Southern Cross
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 of Brazil
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, etc.

Family

He married in Lisbon
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 in 1942 or about, in a simple ceremony only with two of his friends as Testemonies, in a union not approved by both parents at the time, to Maria das Neves Fernandes Duarte (Covilhã
Covilhã
Covilhã is a city in Covilha Municipality in Centro region, Portugal. The city proper has 36,723 inhabitants, and the municipality has an area of 555.6 km² with a total population of 53,501, being composed of 31 parishes. It is located in the Cova da Beira subregion, in the district of...

, Conceição, July 30, 1920 – Lisbon
Lisbon
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, March 8, 2003), daughter of Joaquim das Neves (b. Covilhã
Covilhã
Covilhã is a city in Covilha Municipality in Centro region, Portugal. The city proper has 36,723 inhabitants, and the municipality has an area of 555.6 km² with a total population of 53,501, being composed of 31 parishes. It is located in the Cova da Beira subregion, in the district of...

, Erada, January 1, 1874) and wife Maria Rosa Fernandes Duarte (b. Covilhã
Covilhã
Covilhã is a city in Covilha Municipality in Centro region, Portugal. The city proper has 36,723 inhabitants, and the municipality has an area of 555.6 km² with a total population of 53,501, being composed of 31 parishes. It is located in the Cova da Beira subregion, in the district of...

, 1889?); paternal granddaughter of José Antunes das Neves (son of Francisco de Jesus and wife Maria Antunes) and wife Maria Florência (daughter of José Antunes Castanheira and wife Maria Florência), both born and married in Covilhã
Covilhã
Covilhã is a city in Covilha Municipality in Centro region, Portugal. The city proper has 36,723 inhabitants, and the municipality has an area of 555.6 km² with a total population of 53,501, being composed of 31 parishes. It is located in the Cova da Beira subregion, in the district of...

, Erada; and maternal granddaughter of Manuel Fernandes Duarte and wife Leonor Rosa; they had three children:
  • Marcelo Nuno Duarte Rebelo de Sousa
    Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
    Marcelo Nuno Duarte Rebelo de Sousa, ComSE, GCIH is a Portuguese politician and former Minister and Member of Parliament, law professor, former journalist, political analyst and pundit.-Background:...

  • António Jorge Duarte Rebelo de Sousa (b. Lisbon
    Lisbon
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    , São Sebastião da Pedreira, May 31, 1952),PhD in Economics, married in Cascais
    Cascais
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    , Estoril
    Estoril
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    , to Maria Henriqueta Trigueiros de Aragão Pinto de Mesquita (b. December 9, 1952), daughter of Luís Fernando Mexia Pinto de Mesquita and wife (m. Castelo Branco
    Castelo Branco, Portugal
    The city of Castelo Branco is made up of one parish with a population of 30,649.It is located in Castelo Branco Municipality in Castelo Branco District.-History and landmarks:...

    , Alcains, January 8, 1951) Maria Isabel de Portugal Lobo Trigueiros de Aragão, of the Count
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    s of a Idanha-a-Nova
    Idanha-a-Nova
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     and Viscount
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    s of o Outeiro (b. Castelo Branco
    Castelo Branco, Portugal
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    , Alcains, December 28, 1921), and had issue:
    • Miguel Pinto de Mesquita Rebelo de Sousa (b. Lisbon
      Lisbon
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      , São Domingos de Benfica, January 18, 1977), Economist
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      , married to Rita Sofia Marques Alves das Neves Madeira (b. Lisbon
      Lisbon
      Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...

      , São Cristóvão e São Lourenço, July 13, 1977), Economist
      Economist
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      , daughter of António das Neves Madeira and wife Maria Manuela Marques Alves Rosa, and had issue:
      • Duarte das Neves Madeira Rebelo de Sousa (b. Lisbon
        Lisbon
        Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...

        , São Domingos de Benfica, April 23, 2006)
      • Maria das Neves Madeira Rebelo de Sousa (b. Lisbon
        Lisbon
        Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...

        , São Domingos de Benfica, January 7, 2009)
      • Margarida Maria das Neves Madeira Rebelo de Sousa (b. Lisbon
        Lisbon
        Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...

        , São Domingos de Benfica, November 24, 2010)
    • Luís Maria Pinto de Mesquita Rebelo de Sousa (b. September 30, 1979), Economist
      Economist
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      , married to Leonor Estrela de Lacerda (b. February 21, 1980), a Licentiate in Business Administration, daughter of Luís de Lacerda (March 30, 1952 - February 6, 1997) and wife Augusta Maria de Jesus Estrela (b. May 4, 1948), and had issue:
      • Luís Maria de Lacerda Rebelo de Sousa (b. Cascais
        Cascais
        Cascais is a coastal town in Cascais Municipality in Portugal, 30 kilometres west of Lisbon, with about 35,000 residents. It is a cosmopolitan suburb of the Portuguese capital and one of the richest municipalities in Portugal. The former fishing village gained fame as a resort for Portugal's royal...

        , Estoril
        Estoril
        Estoril is a seaside resort and civil parish of the Portuguese municipality of Cascais, Lisboa District. The Estoril coast is close to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. It starts in Carcavelos, 15 kilometres from Lisbon, and stretches as far as Guincho, often known as Costa de Estoril-Sintra or...

        , September 29, 2008)
    • Mafalda Maria Pinto de Mesquita Rebelo de Sousa (b. Lisbon
      Lisbon
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      , São Domingos de Benfica, February 1, 1983), Lawyer
      Lawyer
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      , married on May 30, 2009 to Bruno Vinga Santiago (b. August 14, 1976), Lawyer
      Lawyer
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      , and had issued:
      • Sebastião Rebelo de Sousa Santiago (b. Lisbon
        Lisbon
        Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...

        , Mártires, January 20, 2011)
  • Pedro Miguel Duarte Rebelo de Sousa (b. Lisbon
    Lisbon
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    , April 29, 1955), a Licentiate
    Licentiate
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     in Law
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     from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon and a lawyer
    Lawyer
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    , married in Braga
    Braga
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    , at the Bom Jesus do Monte
    Bom Jesus do Monte
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    , on April 16, 1977 to Ana Margarida Lobato de Faria Sacchetti (b. Évora
    Évora
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    , Sé e São Pedro, October 26, 1956), daughter of António de Vilas-Boas Romano e Vasconcelos Barreto Ferraz Sacchetti (b. February 5, 1928), son of the 3rd Viscount
    Viscount
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     of a Granja, and first wife as her first husband (m. Caminha
    Caminha
    Caminha is a municipality in the north-west of Portugal, 21 km north from Viana do Castelo, located in the Viana do Castelo District.The municipality has a total area of 137.4 km² and 16,839 inhabitants ....

    , Moledo, May 27, 1951 and divorced) Rosa Maria de Bettencourt Rodrigues Lobato de Faria
    Rosa Lobato de Faria
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     (b. Lisbon
    Lisbon
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    , Santa Isabel, April 20, 1932), a poet
    Poet
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    , and had issue:
    • Mariana Lobato de Faria Sacchetti Rebelo de Sousa (São Paulo
      São Paulo
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      , São Paulo
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      , April 27, 1979), a Licentiate
      Licentiate
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       in Law
      Law
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       and a Lawyer
      Lawyer
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      , married on April 30, 2005 to Nuno Miguel Cadima de Oliveira
    • Afonso Lobato de Faria Sacchetti Rebelo de Sousa (São Paulo
      São Paulo
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      , São Paulo
      São Paulo (state)
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      , June 24, 1981)

Further reading

  • Sousa, Marcelo Rebelo de, Baltasar Rebelo de Sousa - Fotobiografia, Lisboa, Betrand, 1999

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