Aquilino Ribeiro Machado Explained

Aquilino Ribeiro Machado (6 April 1930 – 7 October 2012) was a Portuguese politician of the Socialist Party. He represented the Lisbon District in the Assembly of the Republic in its first two legislatures (1976–1983). He was the first democratically elected Mayor of Lisbon following the Carnation Revolution (1977–1980).^[1] He received the Order of Liberty on 1 October 1985.^[2]

A qualified engineer, he was the son of novelist Aquilino Ribeiro, and his maternal grandfather was former President of Portugal Bernardino Machado.^[3] He was born in Paris when his father fled after taking part in a revolt in 1928, and moved to Galicia, Spain before his first birthday, then lived in Portugal from 1932.^[4]

A park and allotment garden named after him opened in Lisbon in May 2017.^[5] There is also a street in his name near the city's Parque das Nações.^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: Torres . Hugo . Morreu Aquilino Ribeiro Machado, primeiro presidente da CML eleito no pós-25 de Abril. Aquilino Ribeiro Machado, first Lisbon mayor elected after 25 April, died. 27 January 2021 . . 8 October 2012 . Portuguese.
2. Web site: Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas . Portuguese Honorary Orders. Presidency of Portugal . 27 January 2021 . Portuguese.
3. News: Aquilino Ribeiro Machado morreu aos 82 anos. Aquilino Ribeiro Machado died aged 82 . 27 January 2021 . . 8 October 2012 . Portuguese.
4. News: Morreu Aquilino Ribeiro Machado. Aquilino Ribeiro Machado died. 27 January 2021 . . 8 October 2012 . Portuguese.
5. News: Lisboa: novo Jardim e Parque Hortícola Aquilino Ribeiro Machado. Lisbon: new Aquilino Ribeiro Machado Garden and Allotment Park. 27 January 2021 . Diário Imóbilario . 12 May 2017 . Portuguese.
6. News: O novo mural de Lisboa tem assinatura do britânico D*Face . The new mural in Lisbon bears the signature of the British artist D*Face. 27 January 2021 . . 25 November 2020 . Portuguese.