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Portuguese lawyer and politician (1871–1937) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Portuguese rower, see Afonso Costa (rower).
Afonso Augusto da Costa, GCTE, GCL (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈfõsu ˈkɔʃtɐ]; born in Seia, 6 March 1871;[1] died in Paris, 11 May 1937) was a Portuguese lawyer, professor and republican politician.
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Prime Minister of Portugal | |
In office 25 April 1917 – 11 December 1917 | |
President | Bernardino Machado |
Preceded by | António José de Almeida |
Succeeded by | Revolutionary Junta |
In office 29 November 1915 – 15 March 1916 | |
President | Bernardino Machado |
Preceded by | José de Castro |
Succeeded by | António José de Almeida |
In office 9 January 1913 – 9 February 1914 | |
President | Manuel de Arriaga |
Preceded by | Duarte Leite |
Succeeded by | Bernardino Machado |
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Born | (1871-03-06)6 March 1871 Seia, Portugal |
Died | 11 May 1937(1937-05-11) (aged 66) Paris, France |
Political party | Portuguese Republican (later Democratic) |
Other political affiliations | Republic Defence League (1927–1937) |
Spouse | |
Relations | Catarina Wallenstein (great-great-granddaughter) |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | University of Coimbra |
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