António de Spínola
António de Spínola | |
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| 14th President of Portugal | |
| In office May 15, 1974 – September 30, 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Adelino da Palma Carlos Vasco Gonçalves |
| Preceded by | Américo Tomás |
| Succeeded by | Francisco da Costa Gomes |
| Governor of the Portuguese Guinea | |
| In office May 20, 1968 – August 30, 1973 | |
| President | Américo Tomás |
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| Born | April 11, 1910 Estremoz, Portugal |
| Died | August 13, 1996 (aged 86) Lisbon, Portugal |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Portugal |
| Branch/service |  Portuguese Army |
| Years of service | 1920–1974, 1981 |
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António Sebastião Ribeiro de Spínola GCTE ComA (generally referred to as António de Spínola, Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ ˈtɔniu dɨ ˈspinulɐ];[1] 11 April 1910 – 13 August 1996) was a Portuguese military officer.
During the Carnation Revolution, Marcelo Caetano would only surrender to Spínola. This gave Spínola an important place after the revolution. He was made president of the National Salvation Junta. Then he became President of Portugal. He was only President 4 months before Francisco da Costa Gomes took the position.[2]
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- ↑ This surname, however, was not accompanied by the grammatical nobiliary particle "de".
- ↑ "Antonio de Spinola, 86, a Bridge to Democracy for the Portuguese". New York Times. 14 August 1996. Retrieved 26 Sep 2016.