Jaime Conde
Biography
Jaime do Rosário Fernandes Conde was born in 1935 in Alcântara, Lisbon. An officer in the Merchant Navy, he was one of the participants in the Revolta da Sé (Cathedral Revolt). He became involved in the conspiracy through its main civilian instigator, Manuel Serra. The armed action took place on the night of March 11-12, 1959, and was thwarted by the PIDE. Catholics, monarchists, socialists, and other sectors of the opposition participated. Among the civilians were Fernando Oneto, Raul Marques, Jaime Conde, and Amândio da Conceição Silva, among others. Pastor Fernandes, Luís Calafate, Carlos Vilhena, and João Varela Gomes were some of the military personnel involved. He was also involved in the preparation of the Beja Revolt of 1961/1962.
Jaime Conde was arrested by the PIDE on the night of March 12, 1959, near the Church of the Angels. He was held at the Aljube detention center and the Caxias prison, where he and his comrades staged numerous protests and destabilizing actions, which earned them punishment and had their heads shaved. Tried by the Lisbon Territorial Military Court, he was sentenced in July 1960 to 12 months in prison, which he had already served, and was released.
Exile followed. He arrived in the Netherlands as a stateless person and was granted political refugee status after a spell in prison. He then went to Brazil, where he settled clandestinely in 1962 and created the Anti-Totalitarian Front of Free and Exiled Portuguese (FAPLE). He returned to Portugal after April 25, 1974.
Date of Collection: 11.05.2016
Keywords: «Revolta da Sé» – March 12,1959, Military, Aljube Prison, Interrogation, PIDE, Caxias, Exile.
