António Maria da Silva, GCTE (; 26 May 1872 in

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– 14 October 1950 in Lisbon) was a Portuguese

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. An

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, he was a prominent member of the

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. He was

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(President of the Council of Ministers) for four times, during the

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

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, that forced him to resign. He was the last Prime Minister of the 1st Republic, resigning two days after the 28 May 1926 military movement. For his services, he was awarded with the Grand Cross of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword.

In popular culture

He was caricatured in the very first Portuguese animated film, ''O Pesadelo de António Maria'' (1923) by Joaquim Guerreiro.

References

1872 births 1950 deaths Politicians from Lisbon Portuguese Republican Party politicians Democratic Party (Portugal) politicians Prime ministers of Portugal Finance ministers of Portugal Education ministers of Portugal Agriculture ministers of Portugal Government ministers of Portugal 20th-century Portuguese engineers Recipients of the Order of the Tower and Sword {{Portugal-politician-stub