Licínio Pereira da Silva

Licínio Pereira da Silva (died April 1, 2008) was a former Portuguese political prisoner under the regime of António de Oliveira Salazar, an era of Portuguese history known as the Estado Novo.[1] Pereira da Silva was the last political prisoner convicted by the Polícia Internacional e de Defesa do Estado, better known as the PIDE, the secret service force used by the Salazar regime to repress dissent during the Estado Novo.[1]

Licínio Pereira da Silva was arrested by the PIDE and accused of supporting desertions in the Portuguese colonies in Africa.[1] He was tried by a special court armed with security measures, which was usually reserved for prisoners who were considered to be a major threat to the Salazar regime.[1] Pereira da Silva was convicted and sentenced to six years in prison in 1973.[1] However, Pereira da Silva was released from prison in Peniche on April 25, 1974, following the beginning of the Carnation Revolution.[1] He was the last political prisoner of the PIDE.[1]

Licínio Pereira da Silva died of a nosocomial infection at the age of 63 on April 1, 2008, while hospitalized at the Hospital Garcia de Orta in Almada, Portugal.[1] His funeral, with a cremation, was held at the Cemitério dos Olivais in Lisbon on April 4, 2008.[1]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Óbito: Morreu o último preso político da PIDE condenado com medidas de segurança". LUSA. RTP. 2008-04-03. Retrieved 2008-04-30.

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