João Pinheiro Chagas
| João Chagas | |
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| 56th Prime Minister of Portugal (2nd of the Republic) | |
| In office 3 September 1911 – 12 November 1911 | |
| President | Manuel de Arriaga |
| Preceded by | António Teixeira de Sousa (effective) Teófilo Braga (as President of the Provisional Government) |
| Succeeded by | Augusto de Vasconcelos |
| Minister for Internal Affairs | |
| In office 3 September 1911 – 12 November 1911 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | António José de Almeida |
| Succeeded by | Silvestre Falcão |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 3 September 1911 – 12 October 1911 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Bernardino Machado |
| Succeeded by | Augusto de Vasconcelos |
| Prime Minister of Portugal (did not take office) | |
| In office 15 May 1915 – 17 May 1915 | |
| President | Manuel de Arriaga |
| Preceded by | Joaquim Pimenta de Castro (effective) Constitutional Junta composed of: José Norton de Matos António Maria da Silva José de Freitas Ribeiro Alfredo de Sá Cardoso Álvaro de Castro |
| Succeeded by | José de Castro |
| Minister for Internal Affairs | |
| In office 15 May 1915 – 17 May 1915 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Pedro Gomes Teixera |
| Succeeded by | José de Castro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1863 Rio de Janeiro, Empire of Brazil |
| Died | 28 May 1925 (aged 61) Estoril, Portugal |
| Political party | Portuguese Republican Party (later Independent) |
| Occupation | Diplomat, journalist, newspaper editor, literary critic and writer |
João Pinheiro Chagas (1 September 1863 – 28 May 1925; Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃w̃ piˈɲɐjɾu ˈʃaɡɐʃ]) was a Portuguese journalist and politician. He was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, of Portuguese parents who soon moved back to Portugal. He was an editor at the newspapers O Primeiro de Janeiro, Correio do Norte, O Tempo and O Dia. After becoming a republican, he also founded the República Portuguesa and was the director of O País (1898).
Fierce republican
The monarchist government's reaction to the British ultimatum of January 1890 that forced Portugal to renounce its extravagant claims to the territories that lay between Portuguese Angola and Portuguese Mozambique, made him a fierce republican and one of Portugal's most fervent anti-monarchy journalists and propagandists.
Political career
After the proclamation of the republic, on 5 October 1910, he was appointed minister in Paris, and, the following year, after the end of the term of the provisional government, he was chosen to lead the first constitutional government of the Portuguese First Republic. It was in power for only two months, from 4 September to 13 November 1911. This was a sad prelude to the political instability of the First Republic. On 17 May 1915, he was again appointed President of the Ministry (Prime Minister), but he didn't take office. He remained a diplomat until his retirement in 1923. He died in Estoril, aged 60.
| Preceded by António Teixeira de Sousa (effective) Teófilo Braga (interim, as President of the Provisional Government) |
Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Ministry) 1911 |
Succeeded by Augusto de Vasconcelos |
| Preceded by Constitutional Junta: José Norton de Matos António Maria da Silva José de Freitas Ribeiro Alfredo de Sá Cardoso Álvaro Xavier de Castro |
Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Ministry) but didn't take office 1915 |
Succeeded by José de Castro |
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