Humberto Delgado
Portuguese politician
Born on: May 15, 1906Died on: February 13, 1965
Aged: 58 years 274 days (704 months)
Birth Sign: Taurus
Humberto da Silva Delgado was a Portuguese General of the Air Force, diplomat and politician. He is known for being a prominent opponent of the dictatorial Estado Novo regime who contested the 1958 presidential election with great popular support, despite the widespread electoral fraud that ensured his defeat.
Delgado was assassinated by PIDE agents near Villanueva del Fresno close to the Portugal–Spain border on 13 February 1965.
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