Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar (8 December 1865 in

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– 1 December 1938 in

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) was a

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and politician. Rodrigues Gaspar was President of the Ministry (Prime Minister) of one of the many governments of the

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Biography

He was born on 8 August 1865 in the Penha de França neighbourhood, in what is today's ''

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'' of Sé, in Funchal, to Manuel Rodrigues Gaspar, a carpenter and Maria Augusta. He was President of the Council of Ministers ( Prime-Minister) in one of the

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's many governments, between 6 July 1924 and 22 November 1924. He was also Minister of Agriculture between 6 and 22 July 1924. The political instability of the First Republic would make him take the positions of Minister of Education, Minister of the Colonies and last President of the

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. He was also teacher at the Naval School. At the time of his death, on 30 November 1938, he was director of the Navy's Explosives Laboratory and president of the Technical Commission of Naval Artillery, holding the post retired Captain. He was married to Carolina Maria Saavedre, sister of Tomás Óscar Pinto da Cunha Saavedra, Baron of Saavedra.

Honours

National orders

PRT_Military_Order_of_Aviz_-_Commander_BAR

Commander of the

Order of Aviz The Military Order of Saint Benedict of Aviz ( pt, Ordem Militar de São Bento de Avis, ), previously to 1910 ''Royal Military Order of Saint Benedict of Aviz'' ( pt, Real Ordem Militar de São Bento de Avis), previously to 1789 ''Knights'' (of ...

, (11 March 1919) * PRT Military Order of Aviz - Grand Officer BAR

Grad-Officer of the Order of Aviz (19 October 1920) * PRT Order of Christ - Grand Cross BAR

Grand-Cross of the Order of Christ (24 June 1932)

References

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