José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo

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Pinheiro de Azevedo
105th Prime Minister of Portugal (51st of the Republic, 3rd since the Carnation Revolution)
In office September 19, 1975 – June 23, 1976
Preceded by	Vasco Gonçalves
Succeeded by	Almeida Costa
Born	1917
Died	1983
Political party	Independent

Admiral José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo, GCL (pronounced [ʒuˈzɛ baˈtiʃtɐ piˈɲɐiɾu dɨ ɐzɨˈvedu]; Luanda, June 5, 1917 - August 10, 1983) was a Portuguese political figure, reformer and revolutionary. He helped overthrow Marcelo Caetano in 1974. He served as the prime minister of Portugal between 19 September 1975 and 23 July 1976. He unsuccessfully contested the 1976 Presidential Election.

He was one of the accused by Oswald LeWinter of being part of the weapons traffic affair which potential uncover eventually led to the death of Francisco de Sá Carneiro and Adelino Amaro da Costa.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Presidential Elections of 27 June 1976

Portuguese Presidential Election, 1976 - First Round (June 27)
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
António Ramalho Eanes	Independent	2,967,137	60.8%
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho	Independent	792,760	16.2%
José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo	Independent	692,147	14.2%
Octávio Rodrigues Pato	PCP	365,586	07.5%
Invalid Ballots		43,242	00.9%
Blank Ballots		20,253	00.4%
Total:		4,881,125	-

• Registed voters: 6,467,480
• Turnout: 75.47%

• (Source: Portuguese Electoral Commission)

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