Diogo Freitas do Amaral
Diogo Freitas do Amaral | |
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Freitas do Amaral in 1980 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 12 March 2005 – 3 July 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | José Sócrates |
| Preceded by | António Monteiro |
| Succeeded by | Luís Amado |
| In office 10 January 1980 – 12 January 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Francisco de Sá Carneiro |
| Preceded by | João Cardoso |
| Succeeded by | André Gonçalves Pereira |
| President of the Democratic Social Centre | |
| In office 31 January 1988 – 22 March 1992 | |
| Vice President | Basílio Horta João Morais Leitão José Luís Nogueira de Brito Luís Beiroco |
| Preceded by | Adriano Moreira |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Monteiro |
| In office 26 January 1975 – 20 February 1983 | |
| Vice President | Adelino Amaro da Costa Basílio Horta Francisco Lucas Pires Vítor de Sá Machado |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Lucas Pires |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Portugal | |
| In office 4 September 1981 – 9 June 1983 | |
| Prime Minister | Francisco Pinto Balsemão |
| Preceded by | Office vacant |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Mota Pinto |
| In office 3 January 1980 – 9 January 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Francisco de Sá Carneiro |
| Preceded by | Manuel Jacinto Nunes |
| Succeeded by | Office vacant |
| Minister of National Defence | |
| In office 4 September 1981 – 9 June 1983 | |
| Prime Minister | Francisco Pinto Balsemão |
| Preceded by | Luís de Azevedo Coutinho |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Mota Pinto |
| Prime Minister of Portugal | |
| Acting 4 December 1980 – 9 January 1981 | |
| President | António Ramalho Eanes |
| Preceded by | Francisco de Sá Carneiro |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Pinto Balsemão |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 July 1941 Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal |
| Died | 3 October 2019 (aged 78) Cascais, Portugal |
| Political party | Independent (1992–2019) |
| Other political affiliations | CDS–PP (1974–1992) |
| Spouse |
Maria José Salgado Sarmento de Matos
(m. 1965) |
| Children | 4 |
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Diogo Pinto de Freitas do Amaral (European Portuguese pronunciation: [diˈoɣu ˈfɾɐjtɐʒ ðu ɐmɐˈɾal]; 21 July 1941 – 3 October 2019) was a Portuguese politician and law professor. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 10 January 1980 to 12 January 1981 and from 12 March 2005 to 3 July 2006. He also served briefly as Prime Minister in an interim capacity in the early 1980s, after the death of Francisco de Sá Carneiro.