Álvaro Barreirinhas Cunhal was a Portuguese communist revolutionary, writer and politician. He was one of the major opponents of the corporatist regime of the Estado Novo. He served as secretary-general of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) from 1961 to 1992.
- Occupation
- politician, sculptor, writer, lawyer
- Position held
- Minister without Portfolio, Secretary-General of the Portuguese Communist Party, member of the Assembly of the Republic, member of the Assembly of the Republic
- Citizenship
- Portugal
- Born
- November 10, 1913
- Died