António Granjo

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António Granjo
Prime Minister of Portugal
In office
30 August 1921 – 19 October 1921
PresidentAntónio José de Almeida
Preceded byTomé de Barros Queirós
Succeeded byManuel Maria Coelho
In office
19 July 1920 – 20 November 1920
PresidentAntónio José de Almeida
Preceded byAntónio Maria da Silva
Succeeded byÁlvaro de Castro
Personal details
Born(1881-12-27)27 December 1881
Chaves, Portugal
Died19 October 1921(1921-10-19) (aged 39)
Lisbon, Portugal
Political partyEvolutionist Party
(later Republican Liberal Party)
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António Joaquim Granjo OA ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈtɔniu ˈɡɾɐ̃ʒu]; 27 December 1881 – 19 October 1921) was a Portuguese lawyer and politician who served twice as prime minister during 1920 and 1921, until his assassination.

Biography

Granjo was born in

Portuguese participation in World War I
, he saw combat himself, and upon returning home he wrote a book about his battle experiences.

After President

Prime Minister, the first time, from 19 July to 20 November 1920, in a liberal government. Afterwards he was nominated Prime Minister again, to take the place of another liberal, Tomé de Barros Queirós
, on 30 August 1921.

Assassination

During the infamous "

Bloody Night" in Lisbon, on 19 October 1921, Granjo was assassinated. The political affiliation of his murderers' instigators is still a matter of dispute. That same night, two other prominent republicans of moderately right-wing sympathies, António Machado Santos (widely known as the founder of the republic) and José Carlos da Maia
, also died.

Distinctions

National orders

References

  1. ^ "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
Political offices
Preceded by
Prime Minister of Portugal

(President of the Ministry)

1920
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Prime Minister of Portugal

(President of the Ministry)

1921
Succeeded by