António Ginestal Machado Explained

António Ginestal Machado
Office:Prime Minister of Portugal
Term Start:15 November 1923
Term End:18 December 1923
President:Manuel Teixeira Gomes
Predecessor:António Maria da Silva
Successor:Álvaro de Castro
Birth Date:3 May 1873
Birth Place:Almeida, Portugal
Death Date:28 June 1940 (aged 67)
Death Place:Santarém, Portugal
Party:Republican Union, later Republican Liberal

António Ginestal Machado (3 May 1874[1] – 28 June 1940; pronounced as /pt/) was a Portuguese politician. He was born in Almeida, graduated in Law at the University of Coimbra and became a high-school teacher. A member of the moderate Republican Union, he was one of the promoters of its fusion with the Evolutionist Party which originated the Republican Liberal Party. He was President of the Ministry (Prime Minister), from 15 November to 14 December 1923, in a minority government. He resigned due to the opposition of President Manuel Teixeira Gomes of dissolving the parliament, after an insurrection attempt. He died in Santarém.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: António Ginestal Machado . 2024-05-08 . entities.oclc.org.