Sebastião Teles
Portuguese politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sebastião Custódio de Sousa Teles (Faro, 27 July 1847 – Lisbon, 7 June 1921), also known as Sebastião Teles, Sousa Teles, or in contemporary Portuguese as Sousa Telles, was a Portuguese politician and military officer. After a career in military logistics and education, he served multiple times as Minister of War, and briefly as President of the Council of Ministers (equivalent to prime minister) from 11 April to 14 May 1909 during the penultimate year of the Portuguese constitutional monarchy.
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Sebastião Custódio de Sousa Teles | |
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Prime Minister of Portugal | |
In office 11 April 1909 – 14 May 1909 | |
Monarch | Manuel II |
Preceded by | Artur de Campos Henriques |
Succeeded by | Venceslau de Lima |
Personal details | |
Born | (1847-07-27)27 July 1847 Faro, Portugal |
Died | 7 June 1921(1921-06-07) (aged 73) Lisbon, Portugal |
Political party | Progressive Party (Portugal) |
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