António Maria da Silva

Politician

1872 – 1950

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Who was António Maria da Silva?

António Maria da Silva, GCTE was a Portuguese politician. An engineer, he was a prominent member of the Portuguese Republican Party. He was Prime Minister for four times, during the Portuguese First Republic. After his party victory in the legislative elections of 8 November 1925, he was invited to form government. He led a great campaign against President Manuel Teixeira Gomes, that forced him to resign. He would be the last Prime Minister of the 1st Republic, resigning two days after the 28 May 1926 military movement.

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Born
1872
Kingdom of Portugal
Also known as
  • Antonio Maria da Silva
Spouses
Nationality
  • Portugal
Profession
Education
  • University of Coimbra
Died
Oct 14, 1950
Lisbon

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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