Politician and military officer. He served as the fifteenth President of the Portuguese Republic from 30 September 1974 to 13 July 1976, the second after the Carnation Revolution. In 1970 he occupied the post of Commander of the Military Region of Angola, where he overhauled the chief-command and was the first to try to establish a military agreement with the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) against the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and the National Liberation Front of Angola (FNLA).
After the Revolution in 1974, he was one of the seven military leaders who made up the National Salvation Junta. Between April 25 and September 30 he was the second-in-command of the Portuguese state, behind António de Spínola. He assumed the Presidency of the Republic when named by the Junta after the resignation of Spínola on September 30, 1974, and occupied the post until July 13, 1976 when, in the first Presidential election, the Portuguese chose General Ramalho Eanes to succeed him. He received an honorary promotion to Field Marshal in 1982.
After the Revolution in 1974, he was one of the seven military leaders who made up the National Salvation Junta. Between April 25 and September 30 he was the second-in-command of the Portuguese state, behind António de Spínola. He assumed the Presidency of the Republic when named by the Junta after the resignation of Spínola on September 30, 1974, and occupied the post until July 13, 1976 when, in the first Presidential election, the Portuguese chose General Ramalho Eanes to succeed him. He received an honorary promotion to Field Marshal in 1982.
Politician and military officer. He served as the fifteenth President of the Portuguese Republic from 30 September 1974 to 13 July 1976, the second after the Carnation Revolution. In 1970 he occupied the post of Commander of the Military Region of Angola, where he overhauled the chief-command and was the first to try to establish a military agreement with the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) against the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and the National Liberation Front of Angola (FNLA).
After the Revolution in 1974, he was one of the seven military leaders who made up the National Salvation Junta. Between April 25 and September 30 he was the second-in-command of the Portuguese state, behind António de Spínola. He assumed the Presidency of the Republic when named by the Junta after the resignation of Spínola on September 30, 1974, and occupied the post until July 13, 1976 when, in the first Presidential election, the Portuguese chose General Ramalho Eanes to succeed him. He received an honorary promotion to Field Marshal in 1982.
After the Revolution in 1974, he was one of the seven military leaders who made up the National Salvation Junta. Between April 25 and September 30 he was the second-in-command of the Portuguese state, behind António de Spínola. He assumed the Presidency of the Republic when named by the Junta after the resignation of Spínola on September 30, 1974, and occupied the post until July 13, 1976 when, in the first Presidential election, the Portuguese chose General Ramalho Eanes to succeed him. He received an honorary promotion to Field Marshal in 1982.
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