Francisco da Costa Gomes
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| President of the National Salvation Junta | |
| Order: | 2nd |
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| Term of Office | September 30, 1974 - July 13, 1976 |
| Predecessor: | António de Spínola |
| Successor: | Junta abolished |
| President of Portugal | |
| Order: | 16th (2nd since the Carnation revolution) |
| Term of Office | September 30, 1974 - July 13, 1976 |
| Predecessor: | António de Spínola |
| Successor: | António Ramalho Eanes |
| Date of Birth | June 30, 1914 |
| Place of Birth: | Chaves |
| Date of Death | July 31, 2001 |
| Place of Death: | Cascais |
| Nickname | Chico-Cortiça (pejorative, meaning something like Little Floating Francisco, literrally Chico-Cork) |
| Wife: | Estrela da Costa Gomes |
| Occupation: | Military officer (Marshal), High school mathematics teacher |
| Political Party: | Independent |
Francisco da Costa Gomes (pron. IPA [fɾɐ̃'siʃku dɐ 'kɔʃtɐ gomɨʃ]; Chaves, June 30, 1914-Lisbon, July 31, 2001) was a Portuguese military officer and politician, sixteenth President of the Portuguese Republic (the second after the Carnation Revolution). He was involved in a revolutionary attempt in 1961 led by the Minister of Defense, General Botelho Moniz. In 1970 he occupied the post of Commander of the Military Region of Angola where he remodelled the chief-command and was the first to try and form a military agreement with UNITA against the MPLA and the FNLA.
On September 12, 1972 he was called to mainland Portugal to occupy the post of Chief of the Armed Forces, replacing General Venâncio Deslandes. However he would be replaced in March 1974, a few days before the Carnation Revolution of April 25, 1974, because he refused to swear his loyalty to the President of the Counsil of Ministers Marcello Caetano in a public ceremony.
After the Revolution he was one of the seven military leaders that formed the National Salvation Junta. Between April 25 and September 30 he was the second in command of the Portuguese state behind António de Spínola.
He assumed the Presidency of the Republic when named by the Junta after the resignation of Spínola on September 30, 1974 and occupied the post until June 27, 1976 when in the first Presidential election the Portuguese chose General Ramalho Eanes to succeed him.
He died in 2001.
[edit] See also
- List of Presidents of Portugal
- Estado Novo (Portugal)
- History of Portugal
- Timeline of Portuguese history (Second Republic)
- Timeline of Portuguese history (Third Republic)
- Politics of Portugal
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| Preceded by António de Spínola |
President of the National Salvation Junta 1974–1976 |
Succeeded by Junta abolished |
| Preceded by António de Spínola |
President of Portugal 1974–1976 |
Succeeded by Ramalho Eanes |
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| NAME | Costa Gomes, Francisco da |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | President of Portugal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 30, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chaves, Portugal |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 31, 2001 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Cascais, Portugal |
