Escaping from PIDE's jails

The escape of Hermínio da Palma Inácio from Aljube prison

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/0870-4112_3-9_18

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Putschism, Fascism, Political prison, Escape, Expatriate

Abstract

Hermínio da Palma Inácio experienced, for more than a quarter of a century, a life crossed by multiple conflicting dimensions. Coming from a poor family in the Algarve, he rose to the status of mechanic sergeant in the Air Force and joined, in that institution, the high ranks of the Armed Forces which, following World War II, rebelled against the fascist dictatorial State of Oliveira. Salazar. Enticed into an act of sabotage in “April 1947”, he was arrested for a crime against State security. Being a prisoner, he managed to escape from a political prison and expatriate himself, thus aggravating his condition as a defendant. Thereafter, he could never return to the country unless he subjected himself to certain arrest. Whenever he returned, clandestinely, it was to challenge the Dictator, inflicting such defeats on Salazar that made him the target of a search by the International Police.

Keywords: Putschism; Fascism; Political prison; Escape; Expatriate

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Published

2023-12-20

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No. 9 (2023): Conflict and Conflictualities

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