Peter Alvares
Peter Augustus Alvares | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1963–1967 | |
| Preceded by | Pundalik Gaitonde[1] |
| Succeeded by | Janardan Jagannath Shinkre |
| Constituency | Panjim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 March 1908 |
| Died | 6 May 1975 |
Peter Augustus Alvares (1908–1975) was an Indian politician. He was the first Member of Parliament from North Goa Lok Sabha constituency (then Panjim), after liberation of Goa from Portuguese rule in 1962.[2][3][4][5] He served as president of All India Railwaymen's Federation from 1968 to 1973 and was its general secretary from 1957 to 1968.[6][7][8]
Goa liberation movement
In June 1957, Alvares was part of a delegation of 11 Goans chosen for consultation by then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. Others included Armando Menezes and his brother Nicolau Menezes, along with Evágrio Jorge, Vishwanath Lawande, Gerald Pereira, Rama Hegde, Pundalik Gaitonde and Purushottam Kakodkar.[9][10]
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- ^ Faleiro, Valmiki (24 July 2023). Goa, 1961: The Complete Story of Nationalism and Integration. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. p. 81. ISBN 978-93-5708-175-7. Retrieved 21 August 2024.