Under pressure from his family, he entered military college in 1953. An avid reader since youth, he attended classes at the University of Lisbon in Philosophy (his main interest) and Law. His intellectual curiosity led him to read Marx and other authors prohibited by the Portuguese Dictatorship, and led to his exile to the Azores in 1957.
Under pressure from his family, he enrolled in military college in 1953. An avid reader since childhood, he attended classes at the University of Lisbon in Philosophy (his main interest) and Law. His intellectual curiosity led him to read Marx and other authors forbidden by the Portuguese Dictatorship, and resulted in his exile to the Azores in 1957.