Manuel de Arriaga
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Manuel de Arriaga
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| In office August 24, 1911 – May 26, 1915 |
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| Preceded by | King Manuel II (effective, as head of state) Teófilo Braga (interim, President of the Provisional Government) |
| Succeeded by | Teófilo Braga |
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| Born | July 8, 1840 Horta, Azores Islands, Portugal |
| Died | March 5, 1917 (aged 76) Lisbon, Portugal |
| Political party | Portuguese Republican Party (later Democratic Party) |
| Spouse | Lucrécia Augusta de Brito de Berredo Furtado de Melo |
| Children | Manuel, Maria Amélia, Maria Cristina, Roque Manuel, Maria Adelaide, Maria Máxima |
| Alma mater | University of Coimbra |
| Occupation | Professor of Law Lecturer of English Lawyer |
Manuel José de Arriaga Brum da Silveira e Peyrelongue (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐnuˈɛɫ dɨ ɐˈʁiaɡɐ]) (Horta, July 8, 1840 - Lisbon, Santos o Velho, March 5, 1917) was the first Attorney-General and the first elected President of the Republic of Portugal.
Arriaga was born in the city of Horta (Azores) and died in Lisbon. He studied in the University of Coimbra from 1860 to 1865 and became a lawyer. Member of the Portuguese Republican Party, he belonged to its directory before 31 January 1891. He was also elected deputy of the Republican Party for the Island of Madeira, in 1882, a post that he would occupy until 1892. He made amazing speeches that contributed greatly to the Republican Party. Unlike other Republicans, he always tried to have good relations with the Catholic Church.
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When elected President in 1911, he tried to reunite the Republican Party, which had split into many different parties. He proved unable to do this, especially because his mandate was plagued by the Monarchic revolts of Captain Paiva Couceiro. He was replaced as President by Professor Teófilo Braga in 1915. He died in Lisbon two years later.
Manuel de Arriaga was President during the Portuguese participation in World War I. As noted above, he could not unite the parties to fight the war and solve the country's economic problems. The Parliament was closed and accused Manuel de Arriaga of being corrupt. In 1915, Pimenta de Castro's dictatorship ended with the revolt of the Constitutionalist Party. Twelve days later, Manuel de Arriaga resigned.
He married Lucrécia Augusta de Brito de Berredo Furtado de Melo (Porto, Foz do Douro, November 13, 1844 - Oeiras, Parede, October 14, 1927) and had issue, two sons and four daughters.
| Preceded by King Manuel II (effective, as head of state) Teófilo Braga (interim, as President of the Provisional Government) |
President of Portugal 1911-1915 |
Succeeded by Teófilo Braga |
