Augusto de Vasconcelos
Augusto César de Almeida de Vasconcelos Correia (born September 25, 1867 in Lisbon ; † September 27, 1951 ibid.), Known under the name of Augusto de Vasconcelos , was a Portuguese doctor, diplomat and politician . For the Democratic Party (PD) he was Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of his country.
De Vasconcelos studied medicine at the Surgical Medical Institute in Lisbon. After completing his studies in 1891, he taught at the institute. As a staunch Republican he was a member of the Republican Party , after the abolition of the monarchy in 1910 of the Portuguese Republican Party or the Democrats .
When João Pinheiro Chagas , a personal friend of de Vasconcelos, formed the first constitutional government after the overthrow of the monarchy on September 4, 1911, de Vasconcelos joined it as foreign minister. On November 13, 1911, Chagas had to resign and de Vasconcelos became his successor, but retained the post of foreign minister. On June 16, 1912, de Vasconcelos finally had to resign and leave his office to his successor.
After his resignation, de Vasconcelos worked as a diplomat and represented his country as ambassador in Madrid (1913–1914) and London (1914–1919). Afterwards he was Portuguese delegate at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 and represented his country at the League of Nations . In 1935 he took part in the arbitration after the Chaco War between Bolivia and Paraguay . From 1935 to 1937 he was President of the League of Nations Assembly .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| João Pinheiro Chagas |
Prime Minister of Portugal 1911–1912 |
Duarte Leite Pereira da Silva |
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| SURNAME | Vasconcelos, Augusto de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Augusto César de Almeida de Vasconcelos Correia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1867 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lisbon , Portugal |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 27, 1951 |
| Place of death | Lisbon |