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The complete list of Presidents of the Portuguese Republic consists of the 20 heads of state in the history of Portugal since the October 5, 1910 revolution that installed a republican regime. This list includes not only those persons who were sworn into office as President of Portugal but also those who de facto served as head of state since 1910. This is the case of Teófilo Braga who served as President of the Provisional Government after the republican coup d'état. Also Sidónio Pais, Mendes Cabeçadas, Gomes da Costa, as well as Canto e Castro and Óscar Carmona in their early months, weren't sworn into office as President of the Republic, usually being the President of the Ministry (Prime Minister), but de facto accumulation this functions with that of the Head of State. See the notes for more information.
The numbering reflects the uninterrupted time in office served by a single person. For example, Jorge Sampaio served two consecutive terms and is counted as the 19th president (not the 19th and 20th). Teófilo Braga served as the first and sole president of the Provisional Government, and therefore is not considered the first President, although he would serve again as head of state and be the 2nd president after Manuel de Arriaga's resignation. Bernardino Machado served two non-consecutive terms and is counted as both the 3rd and the 8th president. Because of this, the list below contains 20 presidencies, but only 19 presidents.
The current President of Portugal is Aníbal Cavaco Silva, winner of the 2006 presidential election.
The colors indicate the political affiliation of each President.
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Republican Democratic National Republican/Sidonist Evolutionist Republican/Liberal Republican
National Union/Popular National Action
Democratic Renovator Socialist Social Democratic
# | President | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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Provisional Government of the Republic (1910-1911) | |||||
- | Joaquim Teófilo Fernandes Braga[1] | October 5, 1910 | August 24, 1911 | Republican | |
First Republic (1911-1926) | |||||
1 | Manuel José de Arriaga Brum da Silveira e Peyrelongue | August 24, 1911 | May 25, 1915 [R] | Republican later Democratic |
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2 | Joaquim Teófilo Fernandes Braga [2] | May 29, 1915 | August 5, 1915 | Democratic | |
3 | Bernardino Luís Machado Guimarães | August 6, 1915 | December 5, 1917 [C] | Democratic | |
4 | Sidónio Bernardino Cardoso da Silva Pais[3] | April 28, 1918 | December 14, 1918 [A] | National Republican or "Sidonist" |
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5 | João do Canto e Castro da Silva Antunes[4] | December 14, 1918 | October 5, 1919 | National Republican or "Sidonist" |
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6 | António José de Almeida | October 5, 1919 | October 5, 1923 | Evolutionist Republican later Liberal Republican |
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7 | Manuel Teixeira Gomes | October 6, 1923 | December 11, 1925 [R] | Democratic | |
8 | Bernardino Luís Machado Guimarães | December 11, 1925 | May 31, 1926 [C] | Democratic | |
Ditadura Nacional (National Dictatorship) / Second Republic (1926-1932) | |||||
9 | José Mendes Cabeçadas Júnior[5] | May 31, 1926 | June 17, 1926 [C] | Military officer | |
10 | Manuel de Oliveira Gomes da Costa[5] | June 17, 1926 | July 9, 1926 [C] | Military officer | |
Estado Novo (New State) / Second Republic (1932-1974) | |||||
11 | António Óscar Fragoso Carmona[5][6] | July 9, 1926 | April 18, 1951 [D] | Military officer since 1932, National Union |
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- | António de Oliveira Salazar[7] | April 18, 1951 | July 21, 1951 | National Union | |
12 | Francisco Higino Craveiro Lopes | July 21, 1951 | August 9, 1958 | National Union | |
13 | Américo de Deus Rodrigues Tomás | August 9, 1958 | April 25, 1974 [C] | National Union since 1968 Popular National Action |
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Third Republic (Democracy) (1974-today) | |||||
14 | António Sebastião Ribeiro de Spínola[8] | April 25, 1974 | September 30, 1974 [R] | Military officer | |
15 | Francisco da Costa Gomes | September 30, 1974 | July 13, 1976 | Military officer | |
16 | António dos Santos Ramalho Eanes | July 14, 1976 | March 9, 1986 | Military officer later Democratic Renovator |
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17 | Mário Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares | March 9, 1986 | March 9, 1996 | Socialist | |
18 | Jorge Fernando Branco de Sampaio | March 9, 1996 | March 9, 2006 | Socialist | |
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Aníbal António Cavaco Silva | March 9, 2006 | Present | Social Democratic |