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Mário Soares in 1986.
Guilherme Venancio/European Pressphoto Agency; thumbnail, Nicolas Asfouri/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images, 2006
Mário Soares
Died on January 7, 2017 at age 92
Mr. Soares, a Socialist who served as Portugal’s prime minister and president, played a central role in reshaping the country after its dictatorship fell in the 1970s.
Notable Deaths 2017
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