José Pinheiro de Azevedo | |
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| Prime Minister of Portugal | |
| In office 19 September 1975 – 23 July 1976 | |
| President | Francisco da Costa Gomes |
| Preceded by | Vasco Gonçalves |
| Succeeded by | Mário Soares |
| Minister of National Defence | |
| In office 19 September 1975 – 23 July 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Silvano Ribeiro |
| Succeeded by | Mário Firmino Miguel |
| Chief of the General Staff of the Navy | |
| In office 26 April 1974 – 28 November 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Roboredo e Silva |
| Succeeded by | Sousa Leitão |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 June 1917 Luanda, Portuguese Angola |
| Died | 10 August 1983 (aged 66) Lisbon, Portugal |
| Political party | Independent (before 1976) Christian Democracy (from 1976) |
| Alma mater | Portuguese Navy School |
| Occupation | Naval officer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Portugal |
| Branch/service | Portuguese Navy |
| Years of service | 1937–1976 |
| Rank | Admiral |
Admiral José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo GCL (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ βaˈtiʃtɐ piˈɲɐjɾu ð(ɨ) 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.
Pinheiro de Azevedo was born on June 5, 1917 in Luanda, but moved to Portugal several years later. In the 1960s, he joined the Movement for Democratic Unity and was a supporter of the Presidential candidacies of José Norton de Matos, Manuel Quintão Meireles and Humberto Delgado.
Pinheiro de Azevedo served in the Portuguese Colonial War, as an admiral in charge of the maritime defense of Angola.
After the Revolution of April 25, 1974, he was appointed to the National Salvation Junta, and was committed to the cause of democratization in Portugal.
On August 29, 1975 he became Prime Minister of the Sixth Provisional Government replacing ousted Prime Minister Vasco Gonçalves.
At the end of his tenure as Prime Minister, he was replaced temporarily between June 23 and July 23, 1976, by Vasco Almeida e Costa, Minister of Internal Administration.
In 1976, Pinheiro de Azevedo ran as an independent for the Portuguese presidency.
Presidential Elections of 27 June 1976
| Candidates | Supporting parties | First round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |||
| António Ramalho Eanes | Independent | 2,967,137 | 61.59 | |
| Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho | Independent | 792,760 | 16.46 | |
| José Pinheiro de Azevedo | Independent | 692,147 | 14.37 | |
| Octávio Rodrigues Pato | Portuguese Communist Party | 365,586 | 7.59 | |
| Total valid | 4,817,630 | 100.00 | ||
| Blank ballots | 43,242 | 0.89 | ||
| Invalid ballots | 20,253 | 0.41 | ||
| Total (turnout 75.47%) | 4,881,125 | |||
| Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições | ||||
References
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Armando Júlio de Roboredo e Silva | Chief of the General Staff of the Navy 1974–1975 | Succeeded by António Egídio de Sousa Leitão |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Silvano Ribeiro | Minister of National Defence 1975–1976 | Succeeded by Mário Firmino Miguel |
| Preceded by Vasco Gonçalves | Prime Minister of Portugal 1975–1976 | Succeeded by Mário Soares |