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PR decorates military, Renaissance, UMinho and face of the 1969 revolt

The President of the Republic Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa awarded today three military men, Rádio Renascença, the University of Minho and Alberto de Sousa Martins, face of the academic revolt in 1969.

PR decorates military, Renaissance, UMinho and face of the 1969 revolt
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21:50 - 23/04/24 por Lusa

País Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa

In a ceremony that took place at the Belém Palace, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa condecorated Lieutenant-General José Augusto de Barros Ferreira, Lieutenant-General Francisco Xavier Ferreira de Sousa and Lieutenant-General Hermínio Teodoro Maio with the Grand Cross of the Military Order of Aviz, according to a note published on the presidency's website.

In this ceremony, he also awarded the Military Merit Medal, Grand Cross class, to Lieutenant-General Rui Davide Guerra Pereira and Lieutenant-General Eugénio Francisco Nunes Henriques, it can be read.

Also today, the Portuguese head of state condecorated Alberto de Sousa Martins, the face of the academic revolt in 1969.

"At the time when the 55th anniversary of the 1969 Academic Crisis is being marked, the President of the Republic condecorated, in a ceremony at the Belém Palace, Alberto de Sousa Martins, President of the Academic Association of Coimbra at the time, with the insignia of Grand Officer of the Military Order of Christ", says the presidency, in another statement.

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa also condecorated, posthumously, the architect João José Sousa Araújo, with the degree of Commander of the Order of Merit, with the insignia being received by the daughter of the honoree.

Ana Francisca Machado Jorge and Jorge Manuel Rasteiro Bonifácio, the two oldest workers at the Portuguese Institute of Oncology, were condecorated with the degree of Officer of the Order of Merit.

The President of the Republic also condecorated today Rádio Renascença with the degree of Honorary Member of the Order of Public Instruction, with the insignia being received by "the President of the Management Board of the Renascença Multimédia Group, Canon Paulo Franco, in the presence of Cardinal Dom Américo Aguiar", the presidency also stressed in a statement.

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa also condecorated the University of Minho, with the degree of Honorary Member of the Order of Public Instruction, with the insignia being received by the institution's rector, Rui Vieira de Castro.

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