Álvaro de Castro
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Álvaro de Castro | |
Minister for Justice
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In office January 9, 1913 – February 9, 1914 |
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Prime Minister | Afonso Costa |
Preceded by | Francisco Correia de Lemos |
Succeeded by | Manuel Monteiro |
Minister for Finance
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In office December 12, 1914 – January 5, 1915 |
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Prime Minister | Vítor Hugo de Azevedo Coutinho |
Preceded by | António dos Santos Lucas |
Succeeded by | Joaquim Pimenta de Castro (interim) Herculano Jorge Galhardo (effective) |
Minister for the Colonies
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In office January 3, 1920-January 15, 1920 – January 15, 1920-January 21, 1920 |
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Prime Minister | Alfredo de Sá Cardoso |
Preceded by | Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar |
Succeeded by | José Barbosa |
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In office November 20, 1920 – November 30, 1920 |
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President | António José de Almeida |
Preceded by | António Granjo |
Succeeded by | Liberato Pinto |
Minister for Interior
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In office November 20, 1920 – November 30, 1920 |
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Prime Minister | Himself |
Preceded by | Felisberto Alves Pedrosa |
Succeeded by | Liberato Pinto |
Minister for War
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In office November 20, 1920 – May 23, 1921 |
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Prime Minister | Himself (November 20, 1920–November 30, 1920) Liberato Pinto (November 30, 1920–March 2, 1921) Bernardino Machado (March 2, 1921–May 23, 1921) |
Preceded by | Hélder Ribeiro |
Succeeded by | Alberto Carlos da Silveira |
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In office December 18, 1923 – July 6, 1924 |
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President | Manuel Teixeira Gomes |
Preceded by | António Ginestal Machado |
Succeeded by | Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar |
Minister for Finance
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In office December 18, 1923 – July 6, 1924 |
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Prime Minister | Himself |
Preceded by | Francisco Cunha Leal |
Succeeded by | Daniel José Rodrigues |
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Born | November 9, 1878 Guarda, Kingdom of Portugal |
Died | June 29, 1928 (aged 49) Coimbra, Portuguese Republic |
Political party | Liberal Republican Party later National Reconstruction Republican Party, and Nationalist Republican Party. |
Spouse | Maria Rosa de Meireles Garrido |
Occupation | Lawyer and columnist |
Álvaro Xavier de Castro (pron. IPA: ['aɫvɐɾu ʃɐvi'ɛɾ dɨ 'kaʃtɾu]; was Prime Minister of Portugal from November 20 to November 30, 1920 and from December 18, 1923 to July 6, 1924.
[edit] Early career
He was born in Guarda, on November 9, 1878. He was part of the Constitutional junta that governed Portugal in 1915. He later served as Governor-General of Mozambique between 1915 and 1918. He was a prominent participant in the attempted coup of January 11, 1919 that took place after the assassination of Sidónio Pais.
[edit] Later Career
He co-founded the National Reconstitution Republican Party. He was appointed Prime Minister, during a brief period (from November 20 to November 30, 1920). He was replaced by Liberato Pinto, an army officer.
He then joined a new party, the Nationalist Republican Party. He again became Prime Minister of Portugal, from December 18, 1923 to July 6, 1924. He died in Coimbra on June 29, 1928.
Preceded by Joaquim Pimenta de Castro |
Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Ministry) together with: José Norton de Matos António Maria da Silva José de Freitas Ribeiro Alfredo de Sá Cardoso 1920 |
Succeeded by João Chagas (did't take office) José de Castro |
Preceded by António Granjo |
Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Ministry) 1920 |
Succeeded by Liberato Pinto |
Preceded by António Ginestal Machado |
Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Ministry) 1923–1924 |
Succeeded by Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar |