João Pinheiro Chagas

João Chagas
Prime Minister of Portugal
In office
3 September 1911  12 November 1911
PresidentManuel de Arriaga
Preceded byProvisional Government
Succeeded byAugusto de Vasconcelos
Ambassador of Portugal to France
In office
25 April 1911  31 December 1923
Nominated byProvisional Government
Preceded byTomás de Sousa Rosa
Succeeded byAntónio Joaquim Ferreira da Fonseca
Minister of the Interior
In office
3 September 1911  12 November 1911
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byAntónio José de Almeida
Succeeded bySilvestre Falcão
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
3 September 1911  12 October 1911
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byBernardino Machado
Succeeded byAugusto de Vasconcelos
Personal details
Born(1863-09-01)1 September 1863
Rio de Janeiro, Empire of Brazil
Died28 May 1925(1925-05-28) (aged 61)
Estoril, Portugal
Political partyPortuguese Republican (1890–1911)
Independent (1911–1925)
OccupationDiplomat, editor, journalist, political analist, politician, writer
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João Pinheiro Chagas (1 September 1863 – 28 May 1925; Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃w piˈɲɐjɾu ˈʃaɣɐʃ]) was a Portuguese politician, literary critic, propagandist, editor, and journalist. He was heavily involved in several rebellions condemning the monarchy and disseminating materials via pamphlets and newspaper in support of the Portuguese Republican Party. He was among the leaders of the 5 October 1910 revolution and the Lisbon Regicide, and later served as Ambassador to Paris, and twice as interim prime minister of the Portuguese First Republic.