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Mário Soares was born in Lisbon
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Mário Soares got married with Maria Barroso
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Mário Soares graduated from Law School at the University of Lisbon
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Sent 12 times to prison for political reasons and finally deported to S. Tomé
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His fight against Portugal's dictatorship forced him to seek exile in France
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After the April Revolution that returned democracy and freedom to Portugal, Soares and his wife returned to Portugal to lead the post-revolutionary period
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Between 1976 and 1985, Soares was Portuguese Prime Minister for 3 times, eventually leading and signing the treaty that made Portugal join the European Union
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From 1986 to 1996, Soares was Portuguese President (2 terms)
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Mário Soares died at the age of 93