Manuel Teixeira Gomes
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His Excellency Manuel Teixeira Gomes GCSE |
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| 7th President of Portugal | |
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In office October 5, 1923 – December 11, 1925 |
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| Prime Minister |
António Maria da Silva António Ginestal Machado Álvaro de Castro Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar José Domingues dos Santos Vitorino Guimarães António Maria da Silva Domingos Pereira |
| Preceded by | António José de Almeida |
| Succeeded by | Bernardino Machado |
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May 27, 1860 Portimão, Portugal |
| Died | October 18, 1941 (aged 81) Bougie, French Algeria |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Partner: Belmira das Neves |
| Children | Ana Rosa & Maria Manuela |
| Occupation | Diplomat, land owner, writer |
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Manuel Teixeira Gomes, GCSE (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐnuˈɛɫ tɐjˈʃɐjɾɐ ˈɡomɨʃ]; May 27, 1860 – October 18, 1941) was a Portuguese politician and writer. He served as the seventh President of Portugal between October 5, 1923 and December 11, 1925.
Manuel Teixeira Gomes was born in Vila Nova de Portimão, son of José Líbano Gomes (from Mortágua), and wife Maria da Glória Teixeira, born in Lagoa, Ferragudo. A wealthy landowner, his father was also an important dried fruit trader, a much travelled man, who had been educated in France and witnessed the 1848 revolution, had republican leanings and had been Belgian Consul in the Algarve.
Teixeira Gomes attended the Colégio de São Luís Gonzaga, Portimão, and the Coimbra seminary. At the age of 16 he enrolled at the University of Coimbra to study medicine, but he abandoned studies one year later and moved to Lisbon, where he established closed ties with local intellectual circles (namely Fialho de Almeida and João de Deus). After completing military service, he went to Porto (1881), where he became friendly with Sampaio Bruno, Basílio Teles, António Soares dos Reis and others. Together with Joaquim Coimbra and Queirós Veloso he founded Gil Vicente, a theatrical newspaper. He also wrote for Primeiro de Janeiro and Folha Nova.
In 1891 his father and other partners had set up a company called "Sindicato de Exportadores de Figos do Algarve" (Algarve Fig Exporters Union), which lasted three years. Manuel was told to find markets in France, Belgium and the Netherlands. He travelled extensively, toured Europe and lingered in Italy. He extended his cultural horizon by wandering through North Africa and Asia Minor.
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