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...sixth provisional government since the revolution began 17 months ago. Military men were awarded four Cabinet posts, civilian independents three. The remainder were apportioned according to the April election results: four to Socialists, two to Popular Democrats, one to a Communist. The critical Foreign Ministry went to Major Ernesto Melo Antunes, a moderate Marxist-in Portuguese terms-who helped engineer the rapid decolonization in Africa and recently led armed forces opposition to Goncalves' pell-mell radicalism...
...suspect to the moderates; some of his closest aides are staunch Communists. For another, Gonçalves was out but not down. As Chief of Staff, he would still wield considerable power. The switch did not placate the nine moderate military officers, headed by former Foreign Minister Major Ernesto Melo Antunes, who had campaigned for Gonçalves' ouster on the grounds that he was proCommunist. They declared the decision "illegal" because they were not consulted, and could easily produce a more forceful response...
Distinct Minority. If and when the Premier does depart, the leading contender for his post appears to be General Carlos Fabião, army Chief of Staff and a political independent. Fabião was present when the nine moderates, led by former Foreign Minister Ernesto Melo Antunes, met with Costa Gomes. The nine had all been ousted from the ruling Revolutionary Council earlier this month after they circulated a document protesting Portugal's drift toward an Eastern European brand of socialism and calling for a return to a pluralistic political system. The nine claimed to have the support...
...midnight meetings, the clandestine signals, the fears of assassination -were all outgrowths of the crisis that has overtaken Portugal in the past two months. On one side were the moderates, symbolized by Melo Antunes, who favor a gradual, pluralistic approach to socialism. On the other were the well-organized orthodox Communists, who seek to impose total control over the country. For the moment, the political momentum plainly belonged to the moderates. In the north and central regions, Portugal's conservative Roman Catholics staged violent assaults against one local Communist headquarters after another (see color opposite). The attacks were eloquent...
...Premier Vasco dos Santos Gonçalves, were very much on the defensive. Gonçalves was clinging desperately to his position, ignoring demands that he resign. But the cabal of officers intent upon ousting him has generated such impressive support that Gonçalves' days seemed numbered. Melo Antunes' moderate manifesto, with its call for a gradual, pluralistic approach to socialism, had won the backing of a majority in the armed forces -some estimates went as high as 85%. Just about every officer of any consequence in the country had signed the document, and military units with...