Francisco da Costa Gomes

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Francisco da Costa Gomes was a Portuguese military officer and statesman who served as President of Portugal during the turbulent period following the Carnation Revolution.

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Francisco da Costa Gomes canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese military officer
head of state
human
politician
causeOfDeath natural causes
conflict Portuguese Colonial War
countryOfBirth Portugal
countryOfCitizenship Portugal
dateOfBirth 1914-06-30
dateOfDeath 2001-07-31
education Portuguese Military Academy
era 20th century
familyName da Costa Gomes
gender male
givenName Francisco
headOfGovernment José Pinheiro de Azevedo
Mário Soares
Vasco Gonçalves
honor Grand Collar of the Order of Liberty
Grand Cross of the Order of Aviz
Grand Cross of the Order of Christ
Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry
leftOfficeAsPresident 1976-07-13
memberOf Armed Forces Movement
militaryRank general
name Francisco da Costa Gomes self-link
nationality Portuguese
notableFor leadership after the Carnation Revolution
role in Portugal's transition to democracy
participatedIn Carnation Revolution
placeOfBirth Chaves, Portugal
placeOfDeath Lisbon
surface form: Lisbon, Portugal
positionHeld Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff of Portugal
President of Portugal
member of the Council of State of Portugal
precededBy António de Spínola
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Lisbon
surface form: Lisbon, Portugal
servedIn Portuguese Army
spouse Maria Estela Antas Varajão
succeededBy António Ramalho Eanes
tookOfficeAsPresident 1974-09-30
wasBornIn Chaves, Portugal

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António de Spínola successor Francisco da Costa Gomes
Francisco da Costa Gomes name Francisco da Costa Gomes self-link
National Salvation Junta member Francisco da Costa Gomes
MFA notableMember Francisco da Costa Gomes
subject surface form: Movimento das Forças Armadas
António Ramalho Eanes precededBy Francisco da Costa Gomes
Maria Estela Antas Varajão spouse Francisco da Costa Gomes
da Costa Gomes name Francisco da Costa Gomes
subject surface form: Francisco da Costa Gomes
Provisional Government of Portugal headOfState Francisco da Costa Gomes