Manuel de Oliveira Gomes da Costa
Manuel de Oliveira Gomes da Costa [ mɐˈnu̯ɛɫ ˈɡomɯʃ dɐ ˈkɔʃtɐ ] (born January 14, 1863 in Lisbon , † December 17, 1929 ibid) was a Portuguese general, politician and prime minister .
Military career
His military career began at the age of ten with attending the cadet school . After training as an officer of the cavalry , he was deployed in the colonies in Africa ( Mozambique , Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe ) and India .
During World War I , Gomes da Costa was in command of the Second Division of the Portuguese Expeditionary Force (CEP). On April 9, 1918, the first day of the bloody Fourth Battle of Flanders , this division suffered losses of 7,500 men within a few hours (= the sum of dead, wounded, missing and prisoners).
From 1922 to 1924, Gomes da Costa was then military inspector of the colonial areas.
Military revolt of May 28, 1926, promotion and exile
He was chosen by the right-wing military to lead the May 28, 1926 coup in Braga that ended the First Republic. However, after the successful military coup, he did not take power himself, but handed over the offices of President of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) and incumbent President on May 30, 1926, initially to José Mendes Cabeçadas Júnior , leader of the military revolt in Lisbon. However, the majority of the coup plotters rejected the policies of Mendes Cabeçadas, which reminded them too much of the policies of the First Republic . At a meeting in Sacavém on June 17, 1926, Gomes da Costa was appointed as the successor to Mendes Cabeçadas in the offices of Prime Minister (Presidente do Ministério) and incumbent President. In his cabinet he also took over the office of Minister of War.
On July 9, 1926, another military revolt led by General António Oscar de Fragoso Carmona led to his dismissal on the pretext of incapacity.
Carmona appointed Gomes da Costa Marshal of the Army, but banished him to the Azores . In September 1927 he returned to mainland Portugal; there he died lonely and impoverished at the end of 1929.
Web links
- Biography (portuguese)
- English biography on the President's homepage
- Cabinet Ministerial Lists 1926–1944
- A Short History Of Portugal
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| José Mendes Cabeçadas Júnior |
Prime Minister of Portugal 1926 |
António Oscar de Fragoso Carmona |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gomes da Costa, Manuel de Oliveira |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese general, politician and Prime Minister |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 14, 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lisbon |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 17, 1929 |
| Place of death | Lisbon |