Assassination of Sidónio Pais

Assassination of Sidónio Pais
José Júlio da Costa shoots President Pais with a pistol.
LocationLisboa-Rossio Railway Station, Lisbon, Portugal
Coordinates38°42′N 9°8′W / 38.700°N 9.133°W / 38.700; -9.133
Date14 December 1918
Evening (around 11 pm)
TargetSidónio Pais (died the same day of his wounds)
WeaponsPistol
PerpetratorJosé Júlio da Costa (Died in Psychiatric Hospital 16 March 1946)
MotiveRevenge, 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.