Manuel Alegre, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Manuel Alegre

Portuguese poet and politician

Date of Birth: 12-May-1936

Place of Birth: Águeda, Aveiro District, Portugal

Profession: writer, poet, politician

Nationality: Portugal

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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Manuel Alegre de Melo Duarte, GCL (born 12 May 1936) is a Portuguese poet and politician, member of the Socialist Party, and a candidate to the 2006 Portuguese presidential election.
He was a presidential candidate, in the 2011 presidential election, this time being backed up by the Left Bloc and the Socialist Party. Alegre was awarded the Camões Prize in 2017.