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His Excellency
Francisco Craveiro Lopes
GCTE ComC GCA GCB
President of the Portuguese Republic
In office
9 August 1951 (1951-08-09) – 9 August 1958 (1958-08-09)
Preceded byÓscar Carmona
Succeeded byAmérico Tomás
Personal details
ResidenceBelém Palace
Signature

Francisco Craveiro Lopes was the 12th President of the Portuguese Republic (the second of the Estado Novo), having served one-full term from 1951 to 1958.

During his term he performed several visits to the then Portuguese overseas colonies in Africa, as well as to some foreign countries.

Below is a list of the international trips made by President Francisco Craveiro Lopes (excluding the Portuguese colonies at the time).

1953

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 Spain Madrid, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Toledo 14-20 May The Presidential train departed from Santa Apolónia railway station in Lisbon on 14 May, and reached the Madrid Atocha railway station on the next day. The President was welcomed by the Spanish head of state, General Francisco Franco, and visited several places in Madrid, as well as El Escorial, the Valley of the Fallen and the Alcázar of Toledo. Craveiro Lopes departed from Barajas Airport on 20 May.[1]

1955

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 United Kingdom London 20-28 October Official reception by Queen Elizabeth II on October 24.[2]

1956

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 Union of South Africa Pretoria 21 August The President made a visit to the South African capital of Pretoria as part of a presidential tour by the then Portuguese overseas provinces of Angola and Mozambique.[3]

1957

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 Brazil Salvador (5-6), Rio de Janeiro (7-11), Petrópolis (12), Belo Horizonte (13-14), São Paulo (15-16), Santos (17-18), Curitiba (19), Porto Alegre (19), Brasília (20), Manaus (21-22), Belém (23), Recife (24-26) 4-26 June The President visited the United States of Brasil on invitation of President Juscelino Kubitschek.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Viagem oficial do Presidente da República, Craveiro Lopes, a Espanha, de 14 a 20 de maio de 1953". Arquivo da Presidência da República (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  2. ^ "Viagem oficial à Grã-Bretanha do Presidente da República, Craveiro Lopes e esposa, entre 20 e 28 de outubro de 1955". Arquivo da Presidência da República (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  3. ^ ""Visita de Sua Excelência o senhor presidente da República, general Francisco Higino Craveiro Lopes, à província de Moçambique - III" - Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo - DigitArq". Arquivo da Presidência da República (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-03-09.""Álbum fotográfico da viagem presidencial à província de Moçambique" - Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo - DigitArq". Arquivo da Presidência da República (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  4. ^ "Viagem oficial do Presidente da República, Craveiro Lopes, aos Estados Unidos do Brasil, entre 4 e 26 de junho de 1957". Arquivo da Presidência da República (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-03-09.

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