António Ramalho Eanes

António Ramalho Eanes
Ramalho Eanes in 2019
16th President of Portugal
In office
14 July 1976  9 March 1986
Prime MinisterMário Soares
Alfredo Nobre da Costa
Carlos Mota Pinto
Maria de Lurdes Pintasilgo
Francisco Sá Carneiro
Francisco Pinto Balsemão
Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Preceded byFrancisco da Costa Gomes
Succeeded byMário Soares
President of the Democratic Renewal Party
In office
19 August 1986  5 August 1987
Vice PresidentHermínio Martinho
Preceded byHermínio Martinho
Succeeded byHermínio Martinho
President of the Revolutionary Council
In office
14 July 1976  30 September 1982
Preceded byFrancisco da Costa Gomes
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff
In office
14 July 1976  16 February 1981
Preceded byFrancisco da Costa Gomes
Succeeded byNuno de Melo Egídio
Chief of the Army General Staff
In office
6 December 1975  14 July 1976
Preceded byCarlos Soares Fabião
Succeeded byVasco Rocha Vieira
Chair of Radio and Television of Portugal
In office
28 October 1974  11 March 1975
Preceded byCasimiro Gomes
Succeeded byJoão António de Figueiredo
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
In office
13 August 1987  3 November 1991
ConstituencyLisbon
Personal details
Born
António dos Santos Ramalho Eanes

(1935-01-25) 25 January 1935
Alcains, Castelo Branco, Portugal
Political partyIndependent (1974–1986; 1991–present)
Other political
affiliations
Democratic Renewal Party (1986–1991)
Spouse
(m. 1970)
Children2
Alma materMilitary Academy
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Portugal
Branch/service Portuguese Army
Years of service1952–1986
RankGeneral
Battles/warsPortuguese Colonial War

António dos Santos Ramalho Eanes GCoITE CvA GColA GCL GColL GCIH GColIH GCCa (born 25 January 1935) is a Portuguese general and politician who was the 16th president of Portugal from 1976 to 1986.