Manuel Carlos Quintão Meireles (14 December 1880 – 11 March 1962) was a

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admiral and politician. He initially supported the

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, after the 28 May 1926 revolution, but later moved to the Democratic Opposition side. In 1951, he was the moderate candidate at the presidential elections against the

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candidate, General

Francisco Craveiro Lopes Francisco Higino Craveiro Lopes (; 12 April 1894 – 2 September 1964) was a Portuguese Air Force officer and politician who served as the 12th president of Portugal from 1951 to 1958. Early life and career Born in Lisbon, he was a son of ...

, but he withdrew from the race after it was revealed that the election ballets were printed on special paper that would allow the police to easily identify votes cast for the Liberal candidate.

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