Ernesto Rodolfo Hintze Ribeiro
Ernesto Rodolfo Hintze Ribeiro (born November 7, 1849 in Ponta Delgada on the Azores island of São Miguel , † August 1, 1907 in Lisbon ) was a Portuguese politician from the time of the monarchy. He was leader of the Regeneration Party , held various ministerial posts and was three times (1893-1897, 1900-1904 and 1906) head of government of Portugal.
Life
Hintze Ribeiro received his doctorate in law from the University of Coimbra in 1872 . At the time of Fontes Pereira de Melo , he joined his regeneration party and was elected to the Cortes for the first time in 1878 . He soon became a close associate of Fontes. In 1881, when Fontes became Prime Minister again, he entered the government as Minister for Public Works. Later he temporarily took over the ministries of finance and foreign affairs. As Minister of Public Works, he made a special contribution to laying an undersea telegraph cable between Portugal and the Azores. After the end of the Fontes government he was appointed a member of the House of Lords, where he quickly became the spokesman for the opposition to the government of the Progressive Party. After Fontes' death, Serpa Pimentel took over the leadership of the Regeneration Party, with which he succeeded in returning to power in 1890. In the Serpa Pimentel government, Hintze Ribeiro took over the country's foreign ministry .
At that time, Portugal was involved in a momentous dispute with Great Britain over the Portuguese colonial territories in Africa , so the office of foreign minister was probably the most difficult office that could be awarded in the government. At that time Portugal only really controlled the coastal areas of its two large colonies, Portuguese West and East Africa (today's Mozambique and Angola ), but not the hinterland. The country now launched the plan to expand the colonies in the hinterland to such an extent that the two areas would touch, in order to create a coherent, large Portuguese colonial empire in Africa. This plan clashed with British ideas that wanted to connect their colonies from Egypt to South Africa as well. The British gave the Portuguese an ultimatum . In view of the realities of power politics, the Portuguese government had no choice but to accept the ultimatum, i.e. to forego the expansion of the colonial empire. The plan to create a coherent colonial empire in Africa had sparked nationalist enthusiasm in Portugal , and the population was correspondingly disappointed when it had to be abandoned. The Serpa Pimentel government fell over and so Hintze Ribeiro lost his ministerial post.
In 1893 the Regeneration Party came to power again. Serpa Pimentel, already ill at this point, refused to take over the government again and instead suggested Hintze Ribeiro, who thus became prime minister for the first time. The first Hintze Ribeiro government remained in office until 1897. In 1900 Serpa Pimentel died and Hintze Ribeiro took over the leadership of the Regeneration Party, at that time in the opposition. From 1900 to 1904 and again briefly in 1906 he was again Prime Minister. This last government was marked by great problems. The uprisings in the Portuguese Navy, as well as the increased popularity of the Republicans (a demonstration at which the Republican leader Bernardino Machado spoke, was brutally broken up by the police on Hintze Ribeiro's orders) ultimately led to Hintze Ribeiro gaining the confidence of King Charles I. lost. João Franco's dictatorial government followed his resignation . Hintze Ribeiro died in Lisbon a year later.
Hintze Ribeiro married Joana Rebelo de Chaves in his hometown of Ponta Delgada in 1873 . He didn't have any children.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| José Dias Ferreira José Luciano de Castro José Luciano de Castro |
Prime Minister of Portugal 1893–1897 1900–1904 1906 |
José Luciano de Castro José Luciano de Castro João Franco |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hintze Ribeiro, Ernesto Rodolfo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 7, 1849 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ponta Delgada on the Azores island of São Miguel |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 1, 1907 |
| Place of death | Lisbon |