(en) Anarkismo.net: Anarchist Federation of Rio de Janeiro - Death of anarchist Manuel Ramos (pt)

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We publish the message fellow Marcolino Jeremiah, a member of Carlo Aldegheri Library on 
the death of the anarchist Manuel Ramos. ---- I learned NOW anarchist fellow death Manuel 
Ramos, on 10 December 2013, ie almost 1 year ago. ---- Manuel Ramos lived alone in Rio de 
Janeiro (his partner had died early, so I heard) and this, in a way, explains the news 
took so long for us to get. ---- I remember the last time I called him (about 5 years ago 
or more), he was a very tired voice and then asked to turn off the phone. I was 
embarrassed to call other times, afraid to bother you. ---- For those who do not know who 
he was, following a brief biography I wrote now, in the heat. ---- Manuel dos Santos Ramos 
was born in Alentejo (Portugal) in 1928 at age 13 moved to Lisbon, where he worked as a 
carpenter's apprentice, then as an employee in grocery and finally, as a clerk.

In 1954, at age 25, he moved to Brazil, where he worked as a bookkeeper.
Invited by the Portuguese Communist militant Vitor Ramos (who at the time lived in 
Brazil), was one of the founders of the newspaper "Portugal Democratic" (which existed 
from 1956 to 1975), and its main objective was to report the crimes of the dictatorship of 
Salazar (Portugal) in Brazil.
By 1958, through the distribution of the newspaper "Portugal Democratic" knows the 
militant anarchist Portuguese Roberto das Neves, who was then organized the Publisher 
Germinal and was also an active campaigner against the dictatorial regime of Salazar.
Since then, begins its anarchist militancy, collaborating with the activities of the 
Center Professor Jos? Oiticica (CEPJO; 1958-1969), reaching join the board of the same, 
along with his partner, Victoria Ramos.
Together they will work with anarchist militants living in Rio de Janeiro in this period, 
such as: Fernando das Neves, Afonso Vieira, Francisco Viotti, Seraphim Porto, Diamantino 
Augusto, Edgar Rodrigues, Esther Networks, Ideal Peres, Manoel Mattos, Enio Cardoso, Raul 
Vital, Germinal Bottino, among others ...
The Center of Studies Professor Jos? Oiticica was an anarchist action for twelve 
consecutive years (five of them in the repression of the Brazilian military dictatorship, 
1964-1985), to be invaded, attacked and closed by the military. Anarchist militants were 
arrested, charged and reported.
The process lasted until November 30, 1971 and Manuel Ramos was one of those processed 
anarchists.
In 1977, Manuel Ramos and Victoria Ramos, were part of the libertarian group that helped 
in reactivating the Publisher Free World, starting this work with the release of "Work & 
Conflict: The Workers' Strikes (1900-1935)" of Edgar Rodrigues authorship .
In the same period, even during the military dictatorship, Manuel Ramos distributed the 
anarchist newspaper "The King of the Enemy" (1977-1988), in about 30 newsstands in the 
Botafogo neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro.
I personally met the companion Manuel Ramos, when he was already over 70 years. I even 
have a few letters and books with him.
He attended the launch of the book "rebellion - Volume 3" in 2005, the Social Cultural 
Center of Sao Paulo. And that same year I could do an interview with him in Rio de 
Janeiro, in your home. In other meetings we had.
Manuel Ramos leaves a great void in the libertarian movement & a beautiful example to 
follow !!!

* Member of the Brazilian Anarchist Coordination Organization
https://anarquismorj.wordpress.com/2014/11/27/manuel-ramos/