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Portuguese politician (born 1965)
Manuel Vicente de Sousa Lima Loff (born 3 February 1965) is a
Portuguese historian, politician and former member of the
Assembly of the Republic , the national
legislature of Portugal. An
independent affiliated with the
Portuguese Communist Party , he represented
Porto from March 2023 to September 2023.
Early life
Loff was born on 3 February 1965 in
Porto .
[1]
[2] He has a
degree in history (1984) and
post-graduate qualification in history education (1991) from the
University of Porto (1988).
[3]
[4] He received a
master's degree in 19th and 20th century history from the
NOVA University Lisbon in 1994 after producing a
thesis titled Franquismo y Salazarismo en la Época de Hitler. Régimen político, prejuicio ideológico y oportunidad histórica en la redefinición internacional de Portugal y España (1936-1942) for the
National University of Distance Education .
[3]
[5] He received a
doctorate in history and civilization from the
European University Institute in 2004 after producing a thesis titled As duas ditaduras ibéricas na Nova Ordem eurofascista (1936-1945). Autodefinição, mundivisão e Holocausto no Salazarismo e Franquismo .
[2]
[5]
Loff was a
student activist and fought against the polices of the
Prime Minister
Aníbal Cavaco Silva 's
government in the 1980s.
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[7]
Career
Loff is an history academic by profession.
[1] He was an
teaching assistant at the
Autonomous University of Madrid (1996–1997), and an
assistant lecturer (1997–2004) and
assistant professor (2004–2010) at the University of Porto.
[3] He was a
visiting professor at the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2013.
[2] He was a
tenured
associate professor at the University of Porto from 2010 to 2023.
[2]
[8] He is also a
researcher at the Instituto de História Contemporânea (NOVA University Lisbon) and Centre d’Estudis sobre Dictadures i Democràcias (
Autonomous University of Barcelona ).
[2]
[9]
Loff was a
columnist for
Público (2011 to 2023) and a commentator on
CNN Portugal (2022 to 2023) and
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal .
[2]
[8]
[9] At the
2022 legislative election Loff was placed third in the
Unitary Democratic Coalition (CDU)'s
list of candidates in
Porto but the alliance only won a single seat in the constituency.
[10] He was an
independent proposed by the
Portuguese Communist Party .
[11] Loff was appointed to the
Assembly of the Republic as permanent member in March 2023 following the resignation of
Diana Ferreira .
[12]
[13] He resigned from the Assembly in September 2023 in order to return to
academia and was replaced by
Alfredo Maia .
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Works
Loff has produced a number works on fascism, colonialism, resistance and the
Carnation Revolution including:
Salazarismo e Franquismo na Época de Hitler (1936-1942) - Convergência política, preconceito ideológico e oportunidade histórica na redefinição internacional de Portugal e Espanha [Salazarism and Francoism in the Hitler Era (1936-1942) - Political convergence, ideological prejudice and historical opportunity in the international redefinition of Portugal and Spain ] (in Portuguese). Porto, Portugal: Campo das Letras. 1996.
ISBN
978-972-610-000-3 .
[5]
——; Delgado, Iva; et al., eds. (2000).
De Pinochet a Timor Lorosae - Impunidade e Direito à Memória [From Pinochet to East Timor - Impunity and the Right to Memory ] (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Fundação Humberto Delgado/Edições Cosmos.
ISBN
978-972-762-192-7 .
[3]
——; Delgado, Iva; et al., eds. (2000).
Impunidad y Derecho a la Memoria - De Pinochet a Timor [Impunity and Right to Memory - From Pinochet to Timor ] (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Sequitur.
ISBN
978-849-536-307-7 .
[3]
—— & Pereira, Maria da Conceição, eds. (2006). Portugal, 30 anos de Democracia (1974-2004) [Portugal, 30 years of Democracy (1974-2004) ] (in Portuguese). Porto, Portugal:
University of Porto .
[5]
O nosso século é fascista! - O mundo visto por Salazar e Franco (1936-1945) [Our century is fascist! - The world seen by Salazar and Franco (1936-1945) ] (in Portuguese). Porto, Portugal: Campo das Letras. 2008.
ISBN
978-989-625-256-4 .
[2]
[9]
—— & Siza, Teresa, eds. (2010).
Resistência - Da alternativa republicana à luta contra a ditadura (1891-1974) [Resistance - From the republican alternative to the fight against dictatorship (1891-1974) ] (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Comissão Nacional para a Comemoração do Centenário da República.
ISBN
978-972-27-1836-3 .
[5]
——; Rollo, Maria Fernanda; et al., eds. (2013).
Dicionário de história da I República e do republicanismo - Volume 1: A-E [Dictionary of the history of the First Republic and republicanism - Volume 1: A-E ] (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal:
Assembly of the Republic .
ISBN
978-972-556-557-5 .
[5]
——; Rollo, Maria Fernanda; et al., eds. (2014).
Dicionário de história da I República e do republicanismo - Volume 2: F-M [Dictionary of the history of the First Republic and republicanism - Volume 2: F-M ] (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal:
Assembly of the Republic .
ISBN
978-972-556-558-2 .
[5]
——; Rollo, Maria Fernanda; et al., eds. (2014).
Dicionário de história da I República e do republicanismo - Volume 3: N-Z [Dictionary of the history of the First Republic and republicanism - Volume 3: N-Z ] (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal:
Assembly of the Republic .
ISBN
978-972-556-559-9 .
[5]
——; Piedade, Filipe & Castro Soutelo, Luciana, eds. (2014).
Ditaduras e revolução – Democracia e políticas da memória [Dictatorships and revolution – Democracy and politics of memory ] (in Portuguese). Coimbra, Portugal: Livraria Almedina.
ISBN
978-972-40-5835-1 .
[2]
[9]
——; Vieira, Tiago & Guerra, Filipe (2021).
O novo normal [The new normal ] (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Página a Página.
ISBN
978-989-53401-4-9 .
References
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"Deputados: Biografia - Manuel Loff" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal. Archived from
the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024 .
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"Manuel Loff" . Instituto de História Contemporânea (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal:
NOVA University Lisbon . Archived from
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"Investigadores - Manuel Loff" . Centro de Estudos de Etnologia Portuguesa (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal:
NOVA University Lisbon . Retrieved 26 March 2024 .
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"Visita guiada por Manuel Loff" (in Portuguese). Porto, Portugal:
Serralves . Retrieved 26 March 2024 .
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"Manuel Loff" . Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto (in Portuguese). Porto, Portugal:
University of Porto . Retrieved 26 March 2024 .
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"Historiador Manuel Loff vai assumir mandato de deputado pelo PCP" .
Rádio Renascença (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal.
Lusa News Agency . 14 January 2023. Archived from
the original on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2024 .
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"Manuel Loff assume mandato de deputado" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal:
Portuguese Communist Party . 14 January 2023. Archived from
the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2024 .
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"Deputados: Registo de Interesses - Manuel Loff - Legislatura XV" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal. Archived from
the original on 11 September 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2024 .
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"Conversa com Manuel Loff (29/abr)" (in Portuguese). Porto, Portugal: Sindicato dos Professores do Norte. 30 March 2022. Archived from
the original on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2024 .
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"Candidatos" . Eleições legislativas 30 de janeiro de 2022 (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal:
Ministry of Internal Administration . Archived from
the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024 .
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"Manuel Loff iniciou funções como deputado do PCP" .
Observador (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal.
Lusa News Agency . 8 March 2023. Archived from
the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2024 .
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"Manuel Loff vai ser deputado" . AbrilAbril (in Portuguese). 14 January 2023. Archived from
the original on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2024 .
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"Série I - Reunião Plenária de 8 de Março de 2023" (PDF) . Diário da Assembleia da República (in Portuguese). Vol. XV/1.a , no. 98. Lisbon, Portugal. 9 March 2023. p. 3. Archived from
the original (PDF) on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024 .
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"PCP. Alfredo Maia, da Maia, assume lugar de Manuel Loff na Assembleia da República" . Notícias Maia (in Portuguese). Maia, Portugal. 9 September 2023. Archived from
the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024 .
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"Série I - Reunião Plenária de 15 de Setembro de 2023" (PDF) . Diário da Assembleia da República (in Portuguese). Vol. XV/2.a , no. 1. Lisbon, Portugal. 16 September 2023. p. 6. Retrieved 25 March 2024 .
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