Sidónio Pais
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Sidónio Bernardino Cardoso da Silva Pais CavC OA CavA (pronounced [siˈðɔnju ˈpajʃ]; 1 May 1872 – 14 December 1918) was a Portuguese politician, military officer, and diplomat, who served as the fourth president of the First Portuguese Republic in 1918. One of the most divisive figures in modern Portuguese history, he was referred to by the writer Fernando Pessoa as the "President-King", a description that stuck in later years and symbolizes his regime.[3]
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cardoso da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Pais.
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Sidónio Pais | |
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President of Portugal | |
In office 9 May 1918 – 14 December 1918 | |
Prime Minister | Himself (de facto) |
Preceded by | Bernardino Machado |
Succeeded by | João do Canto e Castro |
Prime Minister of Portugal | |
In office 11 December 1917[1] – 14 December 1918[1] | |
President | Cabinet (ex officio) Himself (acting) |
Preceded by | Revolutionary Junta |
Succeeded by | João do Canto e Castro[1] |
President of the Revolutionary Junta | |
In office 8 December 1917 – 11 December 1917[2] | |
President | Bernardino Machado |
Preceded by | Afonso Costa (Prime Minister) |
Succeeded by | Himself (Prime Minister) |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 11 December 1917 – 9 May 1918 | |
Prime Minister | Himself |
Preceded by | Revolutionary Junta |
Succeeded by | Francisco Xavier Esteves |
Minister of War | |
In office 11 December 1917 – 9 May 1918 | |
Prime Minister | Himself |
Preceded by | Revolutionary Junta |
Succeeded by | João Tamagnini Barbosa |
Ambassador of Portugal to Germany | |
In office 17 September 1912 – 10 March 1916 | |
Nominated by | Manuel de Arriaga |
Preceded by | Viscount of Pindela |
Succeeded by | José Maria Lambertini Pinto |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 12 November 1911 – 16 June 1912 | |
Prime Minister | Augusto de Vasconcelos |
Preceded by | Duarte Leite |
Succeeded by | António Vicente Ferreira |
Minister of Commerce and Public Works | |
In office 4 September 1911 – 12 November 1911 | |
Prime Minister | João Chagas |
Preceded by | Manuel de Brito Camacho |
Succeeded by | Estêvão de Vasconcelos |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 15 June 1911 – 26 November 1912 | |
Constituency | Aveiro |
Personal details | |
Born | Sidónio Bernardino Cardoso da Silva Pais (1872-05-01)1 May 1872 Caminha, Portugal |
Died | 14 December 1918(1918-12-14) (aged 46) St. Joseph Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal |
Manner of death | Assassination |
Resting place | National Pantheon, Lisbon, Portugal |
Political party | National Republican (Sidonist) |
Spouse |
Maria dos Prazeres Martins Bessa
(m. 1895) |
Relations | Bernardo Sassetti (great-grandson) |
Children | 6 |
Education | Liceu de Viana do Castelo |
Alma mater | Military Academy University of Coimbra |
Signature | |
Nickname | President-King |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Portugal |
Branch/service | Portuguese Army |
Years of service | 1888–1918 |
Rank | Major |
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