António Maria da Silva, GCTE

Order of the Tower and Sword

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 (ɐ̃ˈtɔniu mɐˈɾiɐ dɐ ˈsiɫvɐ; 1872- Lisbon

Lisbon

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, 14 October 1950) was a Portuguese

Portuguese people

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 politician

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. An engineer

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, he was a prominent member of the Portuguese Republican Party

Portuguese Republican Party

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. He was Prime Minister (President of the Council of Ministers) for four times, during the Portuguese First Republic

Portuguese First Republic

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. After his party victory in the legislative elections of 8 November 1925, he was invited to form government. He led a great campaign against President Manuel Teixeira Gomes

Manuel Teixeira Gomes

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, that forced him to resign. He would be the last Prime Minister of the 1st Republic, resigning two days after the 28 May 1926 military movement.