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Born as a woman, she disguised herself as General Tito Anibal da Paixao Gomes in the Portuguese army for twenty years.  The role started out with a costume party in 1974, but she continued to play the role until 1992 when the disguise was discovered, despite having a female live-in companion for fifteen years.  During her court trial, she continued to dress as a man.
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Born as a woman, she disguised herself as General Tito Anibal da Paixao Gomes in the Portuguese army for twenty years.  The role started out with a costume party in 1974, but she continued to play the role until 1992 when the disguise was discovered, despite having a female live-in companion for fifteen years.  During her court trial on charges of giving fraudulent investment advice to personal friends, she continued to dress as a man.  The trial revealed that Teresinha had other personalities as well. Some people knew her as a lawyer, and others as an employee at the US embassy in Lisbon.
  
 
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==See Also==

Latest revision as of 20:34, 9 September 2019

Maria Teresinha Gomes

Country

Portugal

Birth - Death

1933 - 2007

Occupation

Military

Description

Born as a woman, she disguised herself as General Tito Anibal da Paixao Gomes in the Portuguese army for twenty years. The role started out with a costume party in 1974, but she continued to play the role until 1992 when the disguise was discovered, despite having a female live-in companion for fifteen years. During her court trial on charges of giving fraudulent investment advice to personal friends, she continued to dress as a man.  The trial revealed that Teresinha had other personalities as well. Some people knew her as a lawyer, and others as an employee at the US embassy in Lisbon.

See Also

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