José Vicente de Freitas

José Vicente de Freitas, GCTE, pron. IPA: [ʒu'zɛ vi'sẽt(ɨ) dɨ 'fɾɐitɐʃ], (Calheta, Madeira, 22 January 1869–Lisbon, 6 September 1952) was a Portuguese military officer and politician. He fought in Flanders, during Portuguese participation in World War I, and was awarded the Grand-Cross of the Torre e Espada Order, the highest Portuguese decoration. He was a colonel, when the 28 May 1926 movement took place. He totally supported the Military Dictatorship (Ditadura Nacional), and was Instruction Minister, from 1927 to 1929. He served as Prime Minister (President of the Council of Ministers), from 18 April 1928 until 16 July 1929, slightly after being promoted to general.

Preceded by Óscar Carmona	Prime Minister of Portugal 1928–1929	Succeeded by Artur Ivens Ferraz

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Prime Ministers of Portugal during the Second Republic (Ditadura Nacional 1926-1933 and Estado Novo 1933-1974)
Mendes Cabeçadas - Gomes da Costa - Óscar Carmona - Vicente de Freitas - Ivens Ferraz - Domingos Oliveira - Oliveira Salazar - Marcello Caetano