(born Nov. 24, 1869, Lisbon, Port.—died April 18, 1951, Lisbon) Portuguese general and politician.
A career officer, he rose to the rank of general by 1922. He took part in the army coup of May 1926 and became premier later that year. He ruled as a virtual dictator before calling for a plebiscite; elected president, he served from 1928 to 1951, acting as a symbol of political continuity after he named António de Oliveira Salazar premier in 1932.
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