José Manuel de Mello
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José Manuel de Mello was a Portuguese
businessman who founded the conglomerate Grupo José de Mello
. He was the heir of an older industrial conglomerate, Companhia União Fabril
(CUF), which had been founded by his grandfather Alfredo da Silva
. José started to work for CUF until the Carnation Revolution
military coup in Lisbon, on April 24, 1974. With the pro-communist inspiration of the radical events that followed the coup, José de Mello had to leave the country. Some years later, as democracy and modern capitalism prevailed in post-revolutionary Portugal, Mello, like many other political refugees of the entrepreneurial class, returned to his country. He then resumed his business activities and ultimately built a business conglomerate - the Grupo José de Mello with strong interests on banking, insurance, healthcare, energy, engineering and telecommunications. He had 12 children.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
businessman who founded the conglomerate Grupo José de Mello
Grupo José de Mello
The José de Mello Group is an economic group that has a stable Portuguese shareholder base. It is one of Portugal's biggest corporate groups...
. He was the heir of an older industrial conglomerate, Companhia União Fabril
Companhia União Fabril
The Companhia União Fabril is a Portuguese chemical corporation and a part of Grupo José de Mello.-History:The company was founded by Alfredo da Silva in 1871 and managed by his descendents, including José Manuel de Mello as a family-run business conglomerate. CUF was one of the largest and most...
(CUF), which had been founded by his grandfather Alfredo da Silva
Alfredo Da Silva
Alfredo Da Silva is a painter, graphic artist, and photographer, known for his abstract expressionism. He came to international prominence in 1959.- Biography :...
. José started to work for CUF until the Carnation Revolution
Carnation Revolution
The Carnation Revolution , also referred to as the 25 de Abril , was a military coup started on 25 April 1974, in Lisbon, Portugal, coupled with an unanticipated and extensive campaign of civil resistance...
military coup in Lisbon, on April 24, 1974. With the pro-communist inspiration of the radical events that followed the coup, José de Mello had to leave the country. Some years later, as democracy and modern capitalism prevailed in post-revolutionary Portugal, Mello, like many other political refugees of the entrepreneurial class, returned to his country. He then resumed his business activities and ultimately built a business conglomerate - the Grupo José de Mello with strong interests on banking, insurance, healthcare, energy, engineering and telecommunications. He had 12 children.