António Ginestal Machado (3 May 1873 – 28 June 1940; ) was a
Portuguese
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politician. He was born in
Almeida, graduated in Law at the
University of Coimbra
The University of Coimbra (UC; pt, Universidade de Coimbra, ) is a Public university, public research university in Coimbra, Portugal. First established in Lisbon in 1290, it went through a number of relocations until moving permanently to Coi ...
and became a high-school teacher. A member of the moderate
Republican Union, he was one of the promoters of its fusion with the
Evolutionist Party
The Republican Evolutionist Party ( pt, Partido Republicano Evolucionista, PRE), commonly known as the Evolutionist Party, was a political party in Portugal led by António José de Almeida.
History
The party was established on 24 February 1912 ...
which originated the
Republican Liberal Party. He was
President of the Ministry (Prime Minister), from 15 November to 14 December 1923, in a minority government. He resigned due to the opposition of President
Manuel Teixeira Gomes
Manuel Teixeira Gomes, GCSE (; 27 May 1860 – 18 October 1941) was a Portuguese politician and writer. He served as the seventh president of Portugal between 5 October 1923 and 11 December 1925.
Personal life
Manuel Teixeira Gomes was born ...
of dissolving the parliament, after an insurrection attempt. He died in
Santarém.
References
1873 births
1940 deaths
People from Guarda District
Prime Ministers of Portugal
University of Coimbra alumni
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