Assassination of Sidónio Pais
| Assassination of Sidónio Pais | |
|---|---|
| Location | Lisboa-Rossio Railway Station, Lisbon, Portugal |
| Coordinates | 38°42′N 9°8′W / 38.700°N 9.133°W |
| Date | 14 December 1918 Evening (around 11 pm) |
| Target | Sidónio Pais (died the same day of his wounds) |
| Weapons | Pistol |
| Perpetrator | José Júlio da Costa (Died in Psychiatric Hospital 16 March 1946) |
| Motive | Revenge, Political Ideas |
The fourth President of Portugal, Sidónio Pais, was shot and fatally wounded at the Lisboa-Rossio Railway Station in Lisbon, Portugal on 14 December 1918. The act was carried out by the left-wing political activist José Júlio da Costa.