João do Canto e Castro

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João do Canto e Castro
João do Canto e Castro
Minister for the Navy
In office
September 7, 1918 – December 23, 1918
Prime Minister Sidónio Pais (as President with head of government functions)
later himself
Preceded by José Carlos da Maia
Succeeded by José Dionísio de Sousa e Faro
In office
December 14, 1918 (interim) – December 16, 1918 (effective) – October 5, 1919
Preceded by Sidónio Pais
Succeeded by António José de Almeida
68th Prime Minister of Portugal
(14th of the Republic)
In office
December 14, 1918 (interim) – December 16, 1918 (effective) – December 23, 1918
President Himself
Preceded by Sidónio Pais
Succeeded by João Tamagnini Barbosa
Born May 19, 1862(1862-05-19)
Flag of Portugal Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
Died March 14, 1934 (aged 71)
Flag of Portugal Lisbon, Portuguese Republic
Political party National Republican Party
("Sidonist Party"),
although he was a monarchist
Spouse Mariana de Santo António Moreira Freire Correia Manoel Torres de Aboim
Occupation Naval officer (Admiral)

João do Canto e Castro da Silva Antunes Júnior, commonly known as João do Canto e Castro (pronounced [ʒuˈɐ̃ũ du ˈkɐ̃tu i ˈkaʃtɾu]) or just Canto e Castro (Lisbon, May 19, 1862-Lisbon, March 14, 1934) was a Portuguese Marine officer and fifth President of the Portuguese Republic from December 16, 1918 to October 5, 1919.

Official portrait of President Canto e Castro by Henrique Medina.
Official portrait of President Canto e Castro by Henrique Medina.

He occupied the post of Navy Minister, to which he had been appointed by Sidónio Pais, the President-King on September 9, 1918, and succeeded Pais after his murder on December 14, 1918.

During his rule there were two attempts to carry out a revolution. The first one, in Santarém, in December 1918, was led by the republicans Francisco da Cunha Leal and Álvaro Xavier de Castro. The second one was monarchic and was perpetrated in January 1919 and organized by Paiva Couceiro, who for some time managed to control the northern part of the country in what was called the Monarchy of the North. Although Canto e Castro was a monarchist, as President of the Republic he had to fight against a movement that defended his own ideals.

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Preceded by
Sidónio Pais		 President of Portugal
1918–1919		 Succeeded by
António José de Almeida
Preceded by
Sidónio Pais		 Prime Minister of Portugal
1918		 Succeeded by
João Tamagnini Barbosa
v • d • e
Presidents of Portugal
First Republic Flag of Portugal
Second Republic
Third Republic
v • d • e
Prime Ministers of Portugal during the First Republic (1910-1926)
Teófilo Braga - João Pinheiro Chagas - Augusto de Vasconcelos - Duarte Leite - Afonso Costa - Bernardino Machado - Azevedo Coutinho - Pimenta de Castro - Constitutional Junta - João Pinheiro Chagas (2nd; didn't take office) - José de Castro - Afonso Costa (2nd) - António José de Almeida - Afonso Costa (3rd) - Sidónio Pais - Canto e Castro - Tamagnini Barbosa - José Relvas - Domingos Pereira - Sá Cardoso - Fernandes Costa (didn't take office) - Sá Cardoso (reconducted) - Domingos Pereira (2nd) - António Maria Baptista - Ramos Preto - António Maria da Silva - António Granjo - Álvaro de Castro - Liberato Pinto - Bernardino Machado (2nd) - Barros Queirós - António Granjo (2nd) - Manuel Maria Coelho - Maia Pinto - Cunha Leal - António Maria da Silva (2nd) - Ginestal Machado - Álvaro de Castro (2nd) - Rodrigues Gaspar - Domingues dos Santos - Vitorino Guimarães - António Maria da Silva (3rd) - Domingos Pereira (3rd) - António Maria da Silva (4th)
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Persondata
NAME Canto e Castro, João do
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Canto e Castro Silva Antunes Júnior, João do (full name)
SHORT DESCRIPTION President of Portugal
DATE OF BIRTH May 19, 1862
PLACE OF BIRTH Lisbon, Portugal
DATE OF DEATH March 14, 1934
PLACE OF DEATH Lisbon, Portugal