João José Sinel de Cordes (18 August 1867, in Barcarena ( Oeiras) – 29 January 1930, in

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) was a Portuguese general and politician. A confidant of

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, he became the chief of the General Staff of the

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on 1 March 1918.Do intervencionismo ao sidonismo
/ref> He participated in the

28 May 1926 coup d'état The 28 May 1926 coup d'état, sometimes called 28 May Revolution or, during the period of the Corporatism, corporatist ''Estado Novo (Portugal), Estado Novo'' (), the National Revolution (), was a military coup of a nationalist origin, that put a ...

, together with Generals

Manuel Gomes da Costa Manuel de Oliveira Gomes da Costa , commonly known as Manuel Gomes da Costa () or just Gomes da Costa (14 January 1863 – 17 December 1929), was a Portuguese army officer and politician, the tenth president of Portugal and the second of ...

, Alves Roçadas and

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, thus creating the

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. After Gomes da Costa's overthrow and exile, he became

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on three occasions (9 July 1926, 19 December 1927, and 7 April 1928).

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1867 births 1930 deaths Finance ministers of Portugal Portuguese generals People from Oeiras, Portugal Portuguese military personnel of World War I Portuguese revolutionaries Portuguese people of Dutch descent Portuguese people of French descent Portuguese people of German descent Portuguese people of Italian descent Recipients of the Order of the Tower and Sword {{Portugal-bio-stub