Bernardino Machado

Bernardino Luis Machado Guimarães (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 28 March 1851 - Oporto, 29 April 1944), was a famous Portuguese political figure.

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Rio de Janeiro - Brazil - 28 March - 1851 - Oporto - 29 April - 1944 - Portuguese - Political figure

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Machado became Minister for Foreign Affairs in the first provisional government after the republican revolution of 1910, and later ambassador to Brazil.

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1910 - Brazil

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He became President of Portugal in 1915, but left office two years later, in 1917, to be replaced by General Sidónio Pais, a dictator. He served as Prime Minister from 10 February to 23 May 1921. Once again, in 1925, he achieved presidential office only to be overthrown a year later (1926) by dictator António de Fragoso Carmona. The country remained under a military, then civilian, dictatorship until 1974.

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President - 1915 - 1917 - Sidónio Pais - Prime Minister - 10 February - 23 May - 1921 - 1925 - 1926 - António de Fragoso Carmona - 1974

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He was father-in-law of famous writer Aquilino Ribeiro.

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