Anselmo José Braamcamp de Almeida Castelo Branco (23 October 1817 – 13 November 1885) was a

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politician of the

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era. He was the leader of the Historic Party (later, the

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), Minister of the Kingdom and, between 1879 and 1880, Head of Government (

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1817 births 1885 deaths Naval ministers of Portugal People from Lisbon Progressive Party (Portugal) politicians Prime Ministers of Portugal Finance ministers of Portugal 19th-century Portuguese people University of Coimbra alumni {{Portugal-politician-stub Portuguese people of Italian descent