Duarte Leite
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Duarte Leite | |
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João Chagas | |
| Preceded by | José Relvas |
| Succeeded by | Sidónio Pais |
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| Born | 11 August 1864 Porto, Portugal |
| Died | 29 September 1950 (aged 86) Porto, Portugal |
| Political party | Portuguese Republican (1897–1911) Independent (1911–1950) |
| Spouse | Maria Eulália Falcão |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Coimbra |
Duarte Leite Pereira da Silva,
Political career
After the overthrow of the Portuguese monarchy in 1910, he was Minister of Finance during the
From 1914 to 1931 he served as Portuguese ambassador to Brazil. He was a candidate to the Presidency of the Republic in the elections held in the Congress of the Republic, in 1925. Faithful all his life to his left-wing republican principles, he became a member of the 1945–48 Movement of Democratic Unity, which during its brief lifespan functioned as the first form of legalized opposition to Salazar's far-right Estado Novo (New State) regimen.
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