Duarte Leite
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Duarte Leite | |
Minister for Finances
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In office September 3, 1911 – November 12, 1911 |
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Prime Minister | João Chagas |
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Preceded by | José Relvas |
Succeeded by | Sidónio Pais |
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In office June 16, 1912 – January 9, 1913 |
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President | Manuel de Arriaga |
Preceded by | Augusto de Vasconcelos |
Succeeded by | Afonso Costa |
Minister for Internal Affairs
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In office June 16, 1912 – September 23, 1912 |
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Prime Minister | Himself |
Preceded by | Silvestre Falcão |
Succeeded by | Augusto de Vasconcelos |
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Born | August 11, 1864 Porto, Kingdom of Portugal |
Died | September 29, 1950 (aged 86) Porto, Portuguese Republic |
Political party | Portuguese Republican Party |
Alma mater | University of Coimbra |
Occupation | Professor of mathematics and astronomy, mathematician, historian, newspaper editor, journalist and diplomat |
Duarte Leite Pereira da Silva, GCC (Porto, 11 August 1864 - Porto, 29 September 1950), pron. IPA: [du'aɾt(ɨ) 'lɐit(ɨ)], was a Portuguese historian, mathematician, journalist, diplomat and politician. He graduated in Mathematics at the University of Coimbra, in 1885. He taught at the Politecnic Academy of Porto, from 1886 a 1911. He was also the director of the newspaper diary "A Pátria". As a historian, he published many studies, later compiled in "História dos Descobrimentos" (History of the Discoveries), in 2 volumes. After the proclamation of the republic, he was Minister of Finance, at the Augusto de Vasconcelos government (1911-1912), and succeeded him, as President of the Ministry (Prime Minister) and Minister of Internal Affairs, from 16 June 1912 to 9 January 1913. He was ambassador of Portugal in Brazil, from 1914 to 1931. He remained faithful to his republican and democratic principles all his life, and was a member of the Movement of Democratic Unity, during António de Oliveira Salazar's fascist regime, named Estado Novo (New State).
Preceded by Augusto de Vasconcelos |
Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Ministry) 1912–1923 |
Succeeded by Afonso Costa |