António Maria Baptista
| António Maria Baptista | |
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| Minister for War | |
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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) | |
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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) | |
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In office March 8, 1920 – June 6, 1920 | |
| President | António José de Almeida |
| Preceded by | Domingos Pereira |
| Succeeded by | José Ramos Preto |
| Minister for Interior | |
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In office March 8, 1920 – June 6, 1920 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Domingos Pereira |
| Succeeded by | João Pedroso de Lima |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 5, 1866 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; Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈtɔniu mɐˈɾiɐ baˈtiʃtɐ]) was a Portuguese military officer and politician. When he was lieutenant, he fought in Portuguese Mozambique, during the wars of pacification against the Vátuas, led 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 suddenly while in office, after a Council of Ministers reunion, on 6 June 1920. He was posthumously promoted to general and was decorated with the Great-Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword (Ordem da Torre e Espada).
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| Preceded by Domingos Leite Pereira |
Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Ministry) 1920 |
Succeeded by José Ramos Preto |
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