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Fernando Giesteira

1955–1974

Fernando Carvalho Giesteira

An 18-year-old waiter from Trás-os-Montes, he was the youngest of the four civilians killed by DGS gunfire on Rua António Maria Cardoso, at the end of the day on 25 April 1974.

Repressionwaitervictim of the DGS on 25 April 1974
Born
3 August 1955, Salto, Montalegre
Died
25 April 1974, Rua António Maria Cardoso, Lisbon
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Biography

He was born in Salto, Montalegre, on 3 August 1955, the son of Amândio Gomes Giesteira and Emília de Carvalho. He grew up in Vreia de Jales, Vila Pouca de Aguiar, and in 1972 moved to Lisbon, where he worked nights as a waiter at the Cova da Onça nightclub.1

On 25 April 1974, after a night’s work, he is thought to have gone to join the crowds following the coup.1 At the end of the day he was among those demanding the surrender of the political police outside the DGS headquarters, on Rua António Maria Cardoso. The agents fired from the windows into the crowd; Fernando Giesteira was hit and died there, aged 18, the youngest of those killed that day.12 The identity of whoever fired is still unknown.1

He was buried in Vreia de Jales.2 In 1980, a group of citizens put up a plaque by the former headquarters with the names of the four dead, on which his appears as “Fernando C. Gesteira”.6

Notes on the sources2
  • His age and home town: 18 and from Salto, Montalegre, according to the Aljube Museum and 7Margens, which matches the date of birth; 17 and from Vila Pouca de Aguiar, according to Esquerda.net (Memória Comum also says 17).
  • His father’s name: Amândio Gomes Giesteira, according to the Aljube Museum; Armando Gomes Giesteira, according to 7Margens.

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Sources7
  1. 1Fernando Carvalho Giesteira (biografia). Museu do Aljube Resistência e Liberdade — consulted on 2 October 2026
  2. 2Fernando Giesteira, o transmontano vítima da PIDE/DGS no dia 25 de Abril de 74. 7Margens — consulted on 2 October 2026
  3. 3Esta semana, e sempre, a rua lembra os quatro homens assassinados pela PIDE/DGS. Time Out Lisboa (1/4/2024) — consulted on 2 October 2026
  4. 4Os mortos pela PIDE em 25 de Abril. Esquerda.net — consulted on 2 October 2026
  5. 5Os que ficaram pelo caminho (lista, páginas 1 a 7). Memória Comum – Memorial aos Presos e Perseguidos Políticos — consulted on 2 October 2026
  6. 6Placa da ex-sede da PIDE: reposta mas em local escondido. Esquerda.net (29/12/2009) — consulted on 2 October 2026
  7. 7Fernando Carvalho Giesteira. Memória Comum – Memorial aos Presos e Perseguidos Políticos — consulted on 4 October 2026Dá-o com 17 anos, nascido em Vreia de Jales (Vila Pouca de Aguiar), filho de Amândio Gomes Giesteira e de Emília de Carvalho.
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