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Victor Hugo de Azevedo Coutinho

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Count
Victor Hugo de Azevedo Coutinho
61st Prime Minister of Portugal
(7th of the Republic)
In office
December 12, 1914 – January 25, 1915
PresidentManuel de Arriaga
Preceded byBernardino Machado
Succeeded byJoaquim Pimenta de Castro
Minister for the Navy
In office
December 12, 1914 – January 25, 1915
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byAugusto Eduardo Neuparth
Succeeded byJoaquim Pimenta de Castro (accumulating all posts)
José Joaquim Xavier de Brito (de facto)
Minister for the Navy
In office
November 29, 1915 – April 25, 1917
Prime MinisterAfonso Costa (November 29, 1915–March 15, 1916)
António José de Almeida (March 15, 1916–April 25, 1917)
Preceded byJosé de Castro
Succeeded byJosé António Arantes Pedroso
Minister for the Navy
In office
February 6, 1922 – July 6, 1923
Prime MinisterAntónio Maria da Silva
Preceded byJoão Manuel de Carvalho
Succeeded byAbel Fontoura da Costa
Minister for Foreign Affairs
(interim)
In office
March 2, 1922 – March 28, 1922
Prime MinisterAntónio Maria da Silva
Preceded byJosé Maria Barbosa de Guimarães
Succeeded byJosé Maria Barbosa de Guimarães
Minister for Foreign Affairs
(interim)
In office
August 26, 1922 – October 12, 1922
Prime MinisterAntónio Maria da Silva
Preceded byJosé Maria Barbosa de Guimarães
Succeeded byDomingos Pereira
Personal details
Born12 November 1871
Macau, Portuguese Empire
Died27 June 1955(1955-06-27) (aged 83)
Lisbon, Portugal
Political partyDemocratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Coimbra
OccupationNaval officer (Captain)
and professor
Military service
Allegiance Kingdom of Portugal
 Portugal
Branch/service Portuguese Navy
Years of service1888—1933

Victor Hugo de Azevedo Coutinho, 18th Count of Azevedo GCC, GCA (12 November 1871–27 June 1955), was a Portuguese naval officer, politician and professor, at the University of Coimbra and later the Escola Naval (Naval School). He was a member of the Portuguese Democratic Party and served as the President of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) for 7th government of the First Portuguese Republic (having led the country between 12 December 1914 and 25 January 1915). His government's composition was essentially made up of second-line political figures, and his government was jokingly referred to as "Os miseráveis de Victor Hugo" ("The miserables of Victor Hugo"), a play on the French author Victor Hugo's book Les Miserables.

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Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Portugal
(President of the Ministry)

1914–1915
Succeeded by