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António Maria Baptista

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General
António Maria Baptista
Baptista in 1920
Prime Minister of Portugal
In office
8 March 1920 – 6 June 1920
PresidentAntónio José de Almeida
Preceded byDomingos Pereira
Succeeded byJosé Ramos Preto
Personal details
Born(1866-01-05)5 January 1866
Beja, Portugal
Died6 June 1920(1920-06-06) (aged 54)
Lisbon, Portugal
Political partyDemocratic Party
OccupationArmy officer (General)

António Maria Baptista GCTE (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈtɔni.u mɐˈɾi.ɐ βaˈtiʃtɐ]; 5 January 1866 – 6 June 1920) was a Portuguese military officer and politician.[1]

When he was lieutenant, he fought in Portuguese Mozambique, during the wars of pacification against the Vátuas, led by Gungunhana. He was promoted to colonel in 1917. He fought the monarchist uprising of 1919, and was nominated Minister of War in the same year. He, then, distinguished himself during a series of violent strikes, and a year later was nominated and became President of the Ministry (Prime Minister), on 8 March 1920. He died suddenly while in office, after a Council of Ministers reunion, on 6 June 1920.

He was posthumously promoted to general and was decorated with the Grand Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword.

References

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  1. ^ Pedro Figueiredo Leal, Manuel Baiôa: António Maria Baptista: O bejense que chefiou o Governo. In: Diario do Alentejo, March 11, 2020 (Portuguese).
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Portugal
(President of the Ministry)
1920 		Succeeded by


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