Fernando Nobre
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Fernando Nobre (born 1951) is a Portuguese doctor and the President of the Portuguese NGO AMI (International Medical Assistence). He was voted as the 25th greatest Portuguese ever in the contest Os Grandes Portugueses.
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[edit] Early life
He was born in Angola, in 1951. He moved to Congo by the age of 12. He spent 16 years in Africa. He studied in Belgium, where he lived for around 20 years.
[edit] AMI
He was part of Médecins Sans Frontières from 1977 to 1983. In December 1984, he founded, in Portugal, the AMI (Assistência Médica Internacional). He has participated in humanitarian missions in around 100 countries.