António Granjo
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António Granjo | |
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Prime Minister of Portugal | |
In office 30 August 1921 – 19 October 1921 | |
President | António José de Almeida |
Preceded by | Tomé de Barros Queirós |
Succeeded by | Manuel Maria Coelho |
In office 19 July 1920 – 20 November 1920 | |
President | António José de Almeida |
Preceded by | António Maria da Silva |
Succeeded by | Álvaro de Castro |
Personal details | |
Born | Chaves, Portugal | 27 December 1881
Died | 19 October 1921 Lisbon, Portugal | (aged 39)
Political party | Evolutionist 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
- Officer of the Military Order of Aviz (24 June 1919)[1]
References
- ^ "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 20 July 2021.