António de Spínola

António Sebastião Ribeiro de Spínola GCTE ComA (generally referred to as António de Spínola, Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ ˈtɔniu dɨ ˈspinulɐ];^[1] 11 April 1910 – 13 August 1996) was a Portuguese military officer.

His Excellency António de Spínola GCTE ComA
14th President of Portugal
In office May 15, 1974 – September 30, 1974
Prime Minister	Adelino da Palma Carlos Vasco Gonçalves
Preceded by	Américo Tomás
Succeeded by	Francisco da Costa Gomes
Governor of the Portuguese Guinea
In office May 20, 1968 – August 30, 1973
President	Américo Tomás
Personal details
Born	April 11, 1910 Estremoz, Portugal
Died	August 13, 1996(1996-08-13) (aged 86) Lisbon, Portugal
Awards	Order of the Tower and Sword Order of Aviz
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Military service
Allegiance	Portugal
Branch/service	Portuguese Army
Years of service	1920–1974, 1981
Rank	General (effective) Field Marshal (honorific)
Commands	345th Cavalry Battalion Military Governor of Guinea-Bissau Movimento das Forças Armadas
Battles/wars	Portuguese Colonial War Guinea-Bissau War of Independence

During the Carnation Revolution, Marcelo Caetano would only surrender to Spínola. This gave Spínola an important place after the revolution. He was made president of the National Salvation Junta. Then he became President of Portugal. He was only President 4 months before Francisco da Costa Gomes took the position.^[2]

References

1. This surname, however, was not accompanied by the grammatical nobiliary particle "de".
2. "Antonio de Spinola, 86, a Bridge to Democracy for the Portuguese". New York Times. 14 August 1996. Retrieved 26 Sep 2016.