Francisco Craveiro Lopes

Francisco Craveiro Lopes CvTE ComC GCA GCB
President of Portugal
In office 9 August 1951 – 9 August 1958
Prime Minister	António de Oliveira Salazar
Preceded by	Óscar Carmona
Succeeded by	Américo Tomás
Governor of Portuguese India
Acting September 1936 – July 1938
President	Óscar Carmona
Preceded by	João Carlos Craveiro Lopes
Succeeded by	José Ricardo Pereira Cabral
Member of the National Assembly
In office 26 November 1945 – 18 June 1951
Constituency	Coimbra
Personal details
Born	Francisco Higino Craveiro Lopes (1894-04-12)12 April 1894 Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	2 September 1964(1964-09-02) (aged 70) Lisbon, Portuguese Republic
Political party	National Union
Spouse	Berta da Costa Ribeiro Arthur
Children	4
Alma mater	Lisbon Polytechnic School
Profession	Air force officer
Awards	Order of Christ Order of Aviz Order of the Tower and Sword Order of the Bath Royal Victorian Chain
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Portugal
Branch/service	Portuguese Air Force
Years of service	1911–1964
Rank	Marshal of the air force
Commands	Tancos Air Base (1939) Portuguese Legion (1944) Air Base No. 4, on Terceira Island (1947) 3rd Military Region, in Tomar (1951)
Battles/wars	First World War

Francisco Higino Craveiro Lopes CvTE ComC GCA GCB (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃku iˈʒinu kɾɐˈvɐjɾu ˈlɔpɨʃ]; 12 April 1894 – 2 September 1964) was a Portuguese Air Force officer and politician who served as the 12th president of Portugal from 1951 to 1958.