Vasco Gonçalves

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General Vasco dos Santos Gonçalves (pron. IPA ['vaʃku gõ'saɫvɨʃ]; Lisbon 3 May 1922–11 June 2005) was a Portuguese army officer in the Engineering Corps who took part in the Carnation Revolution and later served as Prime Minister from July 18, 1974, to September 19, 1975.

He was best known for his controversial left-wing positions, including nationalization of banks and insurance companies after the events of March 11, 1975.

Preceded by:
Adelino da Palma Carlos		 Prime Minister of Portugal
1974–1975		 Succeeded by:
José Batista Pinheiro de Azevedo
Prime Ministers of Portugal since the Carnation Revolution (1974) Coat of Arms of Portugal
National Salvation Junta - Palma Carlos - Vasco Gonçalves - Pinheiro de Azevedo - Almeida Costa - Mário Soares - Nobre da Costa - Mota Pinto - Maria de Lurdes Pintasilgo - Sá Carneiro - Freitas do Amaral - Pinto Balsemão - Mário Soares - Cavaco Silva - António Guterres - Durão Barroso - Santana Lopes - José Sócrates

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