José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo

José Pinheiro de Azevedo
Prime Minister of Portugal
In office
19 September 1975  23 June 1976
PresidentFrancisco da Costa Gomes
Preceded byVasco Gonçalves
Succeeded byMário Soares
Minister of National Defence
In office
19 September 1975  23 July 1976
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded bySilvano Ribeiro
Succeeded byMário Firmino Miguel
Chief of the Navy General Staff
In office
26 April 1974  28 November 1975
Preceded byArmando Júlio de Roboredo e Silva
Succeeded byAntónio Egídio de Sousa Leitão
Personal details
Born(1917-06-05)5 June 1917
Luanda, Portuguese Angola
Died10 August 1983(1983-08-10) (aged 66)
Lisbon, Portugal
Political partyIndependent (before 1976)
Christian Democratic (from 1976)
Alma materPortuguese Navy School
OccupationNaval officer
Military service
Allegiance Portugal
Branch/service Portuguese Navy
Years of service1937–1976
RankAdmiral

Admiral José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo GCL (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ βaˈtiʃtɐ piˈɲɐjɾu ðɨ ɐzɨˈveðu]; 5 June 1917 – 10 August 1983) was a Portuguese political figure, reformer and revolutionary. He helped overthrow Marcelo Caetano in 1974. He served as the 104th prime minister of Portugal between 19 September 1975 and 23 June 1976. He ran for president in 1976, and lost.