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António de Spínola was a Portuguese politician, military officer, writer, and revolutionary. Born in Estremoz in 1910, he was educated at the Portuguese Military Academy and Colégio Militar. He served as a general in the Portuguese Army and participated in the Portuguese Colonial War. He also held the position of President of Portugal.
As a writer, he authored ten works, including *Decolonization and democracy*, *Linha de acção*, *O problema da Guiné*, *Portugal and the future*, and *Portugal y el futuro*. He received the Blue Division Medal and the Medalla de la Campaña de Rusia. Spínola died of natural causes due to a pulmonary embolism in Lisbon in 1996. He was buried in Lisbon.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 10
Top works
- Decolonization and democracy
- Linha de acção
- O problema da Guiné
- Portugal and the future
- Portugal y el futuro
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Estremoz, Portugal
António Sebastião Ribeiro de Spínola was a Portuguese military officer, author and conservative politician who played an important role in Portugal's transition to democracy following the Carnation Revolution.
Known for
- Portugal: Carnations Against Dictatorship — Self (archive footage)2024
- Concerning Violence — Self - Military Governor of Guinea-Bissau (Archive Footage)2014
- Owners of Portugal — Self - President of the Republic (Archive Footage)2012
- Portugal 74-75 - O retrato do 25 de Abril1994
- Good Portuguese People — Himself (President of the Republic)1981
- Deus Pátria Autoridade — Self - Army General1976
via TMDB
Key facts
- Prime minister
- Adelino da Palma Carlos , Vasco Gonçalves
- Preceded by
- Américo Tomás
- Succeeded by
- Francisco da Costa Gomes
- President
- Américo Tomás
- Born
- ( 1910-04-11 ) 11 April 1910, Estremoz , Kingdom of Portugal
- Died
- 13 August 1996 (1996-08-13) (aged 86), Lisbon , Portuguese Republic
- Party
- MDLP
- Spouse
- Maria Helena Barros
- Alma mater
- Military Academy
- Occupation
- Politician Writer
- Profession
- Military officer
- Portfolio
- Overseas Colonial Territories
- Awards
- Order of the Tower and Sword Order of Aviz
- Allegiance
- Portugal
- Branch service
- Portuguese Army
- Years of service
- 1920–1974, 1981
- Rank
- General (effective) Field Marshal (honorific)
- Commands
- 345th Cavalry Battalion Military Governor of Guinea-Bissau Movimento das Forças Armadas
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Portugal
- Place of birth
- Estremoz
- Place of death
- Lisbon
- Occupation
- writer
- Position held
- President of Portugal
- Educated at
- Colégio Militar
- Languages spoken
- Portuguese
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Conflict
- Portuguese Colonial War
- Military branch
- Portuguese Army
- Military rank
- general
- Image
- António de Spínola (1974).png
Show 8 more facts
- date of birth
- 1910-04-11
- date of death
- 1996-08-13
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- António de Spínola
- Commons category
- António de Spínola
- cause of death
- pulmonary embolism
- place of burial
- Lisbon
- start of work period
- 1920-00-00
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
António Sebastião Ribeiro de Spínola ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ ˈtɔniu ðɨ ˈspinulɐ]; 11 April 1910 – 13 August 1996) was a Portuguese military officer, author and conservative politician. During the Estado Novo regime he became one of Portugal's most senior military commanders, leading military operations against independence movements. After the Carnation Revolution, partially organised by under-ranked military captains, he was invited to be the president of Portugal. His role in Portugal's transition to democracy remains highly controversial, particularly regarding his role in leading the 11 March 1975 attempted coup as well as the anticommunist terrorist organisation Movimento Democrático de Libertação de Portugal (Democratic Movement for the Liberation of Portugal). He was noted for wearing a monocle on his right eye.
Early life
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