Manuel de Arriaga

Manuel de Arriaga
President of Portugal
In office
24 August 1911 – 29 May 1915
Prime MinisterProvisional Government
João Chagas
Augusto de Vasconcelos
Duarte Leite
Afonso Costa
Bernardino Machado
Vítor Hugo de Azevedo Coutinho
Joaquim Pimenta de Castro
Constitutional Junta
José de Castro
Preceded byProvisional Government
Succeeded byTeófilo Braga
Attorney-General of the Republic
In office
17 November 1910 – 24 August 1911
Appointed byProvisional Government
Preceded byAntónio Cândido
Succeeded byJosé Azevedo e Silva
Personal details
Born(1840-07-08)8 July 1840
Horta, Azores, Portugal
Died5 March 1917(1917-03-05) (aged 76)
Lisbon, Portugal
Political partyPortuguese Republican
(later Democratic)
SpouseLucrécia Furtado de Melo
Children6
Alma materUniversity of Coimbra
OccupationLawyer
Professor of Law
Lecturer of English
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Manuel José de Arriaga Brum da Silveira e Peyrelongue[1] (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐnuˈɛl ɐˈʁjaɣɐ]; 8 July 1840 – 5 March 1917) was a Portuguese lawyer, the first attorney-general and the first elected president of the First Portuguese Republic, following the deposition of King Manuel II of Portugal and a Republican Provisional Government headed by Teófilo Braga (who would succeed him in the post following his resignation).

  1. ^ "Anuário da Nobreza de Portugal", 1985, Tomo II

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