Domingos Oliveira

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Domingos Oliveira

Domingos Augusto Alves da Costa Oliveira GCTE (Portuguese pronunciation: [duˈmĩɡuʒ ðɐ ˈkɔʃtɐ ɔliˈvɐjɾɐ]; 31 July 1873[2] 24 December 1957) was a Portuguese general and politician.

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Domingos Oliveira
Prime Minister of Portugal
In office
21 January 1930[1]  5 July 1932
PresidentÓscar Carmona
Preceded byArtur Ivens Ferraz
Succeeded byAntónio de Oliveira Salazar
Personal details
Born(1873-07-31)31 July 1873
Lisbon, Portugal
Died24 December 1957(1957-12-24) (aged 84)
Lisbon, Portugal
Political partyNational Union
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Career

He was nominated, on 21 January 1930, Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Council of Ministers) during the period of the Ditadura Nacional (National Dictatorship) that preceded the Estado Novo (New State). A conservative, he opposed all the attempts to restore democracy, like the failed military uprising of April and May 1931 in Madeira and the Azores Islands. The popularity and political role demonstrated by the Finance Minister, António de Oliveira Salazar, led him to resign on 25 June 1932, to be replaced by Salazar, who would retain the post for the following 36 years.

He was awarded the Grand Cross of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword and the Grand Cross of the Military Order of Aviz in 1931.[3]

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