António Ramalho Eanes
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 President of Portugal |
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| Order: | 16th (3rd since the Carnation revolution) |
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| Term of Office | 14 July 1976 - 9 March 1986 |
| Predecessor: | Francisco da Costa Gomes |
| Successor: | Mário Soares |
| Date of Birth | 25 January 1935 |
| Place of Birth: | Alcains, Castelo Branco |
| Wife: | Maria Manuela Duarte Neto de Portugal, Mrs. Ramalho Eanes |
| Occupation: | Military officer (General), President of the Administration of RTP |
| Political Party: | Independent (later, Democratic Renovator) |
| Religion: | Roman Catholic |
António dos Santos Ramalho Eanes, GColTE, GCL, CavA, KE (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈtɔniu ʁɐˈmaʎu ˈiɐnɨʃ]; b. Castelo Branco, Alcains, 25 January 1935), is a Portuguese general, politician, and a former President of the Republic.
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[edit] Background
He is the son of António dos Santos Eanes, a general contractor, and wife Maria do Rosário Ramalho and brother of João.
[edit] Career
After a long military career in the Portuguese Colonial Wars, he was stationed in Portuguese Angola when the 25 April revolution of 1974 took place. He joined the Movimento das Forças Armadas (MFA or Armed Forces Movement) and after returning to Portugal, he was made president of RTP (Portuguese public television). He ordered the military operations against the pro-communist radical faction of the Armed Forces Movement) on 25 November 1975, ending that year's "hot summer" (Verão quente).
In 1976 he was elected President of Portugal. At the end of 1980 he was re-elected, serving until February 1986. After his presidency, he headed the Democratic Renewal Party (Portuguese: Partido Renovador Democrático), resigning in 1987.
He is also a Member of the Portuguese Council of State, as a former elected President of Portugal.
He rejected any suggestion of becoming a Marshal, considering the title unnecessary.
[edit] Decorations
He was awarded with the Grand Collar of the Order of the Tower and Sword, the Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty, Knight of the Order of Aviz, and Knight of the Order of the Elephant of Denmark.
In 1985 he was given the honorary British award of Royal Victorian Chain.
[edit] Family
He married at the Palace of Queluz on 28 October 1970 to Maria Manuela Duarte Neto de Portugal Ramalho Eanes (b. 29 December 1938), who was one of Portugal's most politically active first ladies, making speeches at Democratic Renewal Party rallies while her husband was president. They had two sons, Manuel António (b. 5 May 1972) and Miguel (b. 1977).
[edit] Electoral results
[edit] 1976 Portuguese presidential elections
| Portuguese Presidential Election, 1976 - First Round (27 June) | ||||||||
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| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |||||
| António Ramalho Eanes |
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2,967,137 | 60.8% | |||||
| Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho |
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792,760 | 16.2% | |||||
| Pinheiro de Azevedo |
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692,147 | 14.2% | |||||
| Octávio Pato |
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365,586 | 07.5% | |||||
| Invalid Ballots | 43,242 | 00.9% | ||||||
| Blank Ballots | 20,253 | 00.4% | ||||||
| Total: | 4,881,125 | - | ||||||
- Registered voters: 6,467,480
- Turnout: 75.47%
- (Source: Portuguese Electoral Commission)
[edit] 1980 Portuguese presidential elections
| Portuguese Presidential Election, 1980 - First Round (12 July) | ||||||||
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| Candidate | Party | Vote | Percent | |||||
| Ramalho Eanes |
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3,262,520 | 55.9% | |||||
| Soares Carneiro |
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2,325,481 | 39.8% | |||||
| Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho |
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85,896 | 1.5% | |||||
| Carlos Galvão de Melo |
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48,468 | 0.8% | |||||
| António Pires Veloso |
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45,132 | 0.8% | |||||
| Aires Rodrigues |
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12,745 | 0.2% | |||||
| Carlos Brito |
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0 | 0.0% | |||||
| Invalid Ballots | 44,014 | 0.8% | ||||||
| Blank Ballots | 16,076 | 0.3% | ||||||
| Total: | 5,840,332 | - | ||||||
- Registered Voters: 6,920,869
- Turnout: 84.39%
- (Source: Portuguese Electoral Commission)
[edit] External links
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Costa Gomes |
President of Portugal 1976–1986 |
Succeeded by Mário Soares |
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