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António José de Almeida
b. 27 Jul 1866, Vale da Vinha
d. 31 Oct 1929, Lisbon |
| Title: |
Presidente da República (President of the Republic) |
| Term: |
5 Oct 1919 - 5 Oct 1923 |
| Chronology: |
6 Aug 1919,
elected, session of the Congresso da República (Congress of the Republic), Palácio do Congresso (São Bento), Lisbon [1] |
|
5 Oct 1919,
made an affirmation required by law at the ceremony of installation as President of the Republic, session of the Congress, Palácio do Congresso (São Bento), Lisbon [2] |
|
5 Oct 1923,
expiration of term |
| Biography: |
| Educated at a Coimbra lyceum; studied medicine at the University of Coimbra and graduated in 1895; was active in anti-monarchist movement and published (1890) an article (Bragança, o último) targeted against the king of Portugal; spent three months in prison; practiced medicine in Angola and Sao Tome (1896-1903) and Paris (1903); joined the republican movement and was one of the most eloquent orators; elected to the Câmara dos Senhores Deputados (1906-1910) as a representative of Lisbon; was involved in abortive republican coup and subsequently imprisoned (1908); as a leader of moderate wing of the Partido Republicano Português (Portuguese Republican Party), joined the Provisional Government of Joaquim Teófilo Braga as minister of the interior (5 Oct 1910 - 3 Sep 1911); founded the magazine República (1911); split with the republicans and founded (1912) the Partido Republicano Evolucionista (Evolutionist Republican Party); appointed President of the Ministry and minister of colonies (15 Mar 1916 - 25 Apr 1917); in this government he also served briefly as interim finance minister (twice) and interim minister of public education; a leader of the Partido Liberal Republicano (Republican Liberal Party), which appeared as a result of the merger (1919) of the Republican Evolutionist Party and the União Republicana (Republican Union) and won parliamentary elections in 1919; elected President of the Republic (6 Aug 1919), serving from 5 Oct 1919 to 5 Oct 1923; endured a long period of political instability, including a number of revolts and the assassination of President of the Ministry António Joaquim Granjo (died 20 Nov 1920); traveled to Brazil (17 Aug 1922 - 27 Sep 1922) to celebrate the centennial of Brazilian independence; after the expiration of his term as President, he continued to cooperate with República. |
| Biographical sources: "Os presidentes e os governos da república no século XX", by Alberto Laplaine Guimarães... [et al.] (Lisboa: Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Imprensa Nacional - Casa da Moeda, 2000) ;
"Os Presidentes da República Portuguesa", coord. by António Costa Pinto and Maria Inácia Rezola (Lisboa: Temas & Debates, 2001) . |
| Elections: |
| Candidate |
Vote (6 Aug 1919) |
| |
1st ballot |
2nd ballot * |
3rd ballot |
| António José de Almeida |
87 |
93 |
123 |
| Manuel Teixeira Gomes |
82 |
83 |
31 |
| Afonso Augusto da Costa |
3 |
— |
— |
| Duarte Leite Pereira da Silva |
1 |
— |
— |
| António Xavier Correia Barreto |
1 |
— |
— |
| Sebastião de Magalhães Lima |
1 |
— |
— |
| José Francisco Azevedo e Silva |
1 |
— |
— |
| blank |
5 |
2 |
13 |
| invalid |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| total votes cast |
181 |
179 |
167 |
|
| * At the second ballot, one vote with a name written as "António Teixeira Gomes" was considered invalid. |
| Source of electoral results: Diario do Congresso. Sessão N.° 6. Em 6 de Agosto de 1919. PP. 5-9. |
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| [1] |
Diario do Congresso. Sessão N.° 6. Em 6 de Agosto de 1919. PP. 5-9. |
| [2] |
Diario do Congresso. Sessão N.° 8. Em 5 de Outubro de 1919. PP. 4-5. |
