António Maria Baptista

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António Maria Baptista
Minister for War
In office March 30, 1919 – June 29, 1919
Prime Minister	Domingos Pereira
Preceded by	António Maria de Freitas Soares
Succeeded by	Hélder Ribeiro
Minister for Interior (interim)
In office April 20, 1919 – April 28, 1919
Prime Minister	Domingos Pereira
Preceded by	Domingos Pereira
Succeeded by	Domingos Pereira
74th Prime Minister of Portugal (20th of the Republic)
In office March 8, 1920 – June 26, 1920
President	António José de Almeida
Preceded by	Domingos Pereira
Succeeded by	José Ramos Preto
Minister for Interior
In office March 8, 1920 – June 26, 1920
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Domingos Pereira
Succeeded by	João Pedroso de Lima
Born	January 5, 1866(1866-01-05) Beja, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	June 6, 1920 (aged 54) Lisbon, Portuguese Republic
Political party	Democratic Party
Occupation	Army officer (General)

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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