António Maria Baptista
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| Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Ministry) |
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| Order: | 74th (20th of the Republic) |
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| Term of Office | March 8, 1920 - June 6, 1920 |
| Predecessor: | Domingos Leite Pereira |
| Successor: | José Ramos Preto |
| Date of Birth | January 5, 1866 |
| Place of Birth: | Beja |
| Date of Death | June 6, 1920 |
| Place of Death: | Lisbon |
| Occupation: | Military officer (Colonel) |
| Political Party: | Democratic |
António Maria Baptista, GCTE (Beja, 5 January 1866 - Lisbon, 6 June 1920), pron. IPA: [ɐ̃'tɔniu mɐ'ɾiɐ ba'tiʃtɐ], was a Portuguese military officer and politician. When he was lieutenant he fought in Mozambique, during the wars of pacification against the Vátuas, lead 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 suddendly while in office, after a Council of Ministers reunion, on 6 June 1920. He was posthumusly promoted to general and was decorated with the Great-Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword (Ordem da Torre e Espada).
| Preceded by Domingos Leite Pereira |
Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Ministry) 1920 |
Succeeded by José Ramos Preto |
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