Francisco da Costa Gomes

His Excellency

Francisco da Costa Gomes

ComTE • GOA
President of Portugal
In office
30 September 1974 – 13 July 1976
Prime MinisterVasco Gonçalves
José Pinheiro de Azevedo
Vasco Almeida e Costa
Preceded byAntónio de Spínola
Succeeded byAntónio Ramalho Eanes
President of the Revolutionary Council
In office
14 March 1975 – 13 July 1976
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAntónio Ramalho Eanes
President of the National Salvation Junta
In office
30 September 1974 – 14 March 1975
Preceded byAntónio de Spínola
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff
In office
29 April 1974 – 13 July 1976
Preceded byJoaquim da Luz Rocha
Succeeded byAntónio Ramalho Eanes
In office
5 September 1972 – 13 May 1974
Preceded byVenâncio Augusto Deslandes
Succeeded byJoaquim da Luz Rocha
Personal details
Born(1914-06-30)30 June 1914
Chaves, Portugal
Died31 July 2001(2001-07-31) (aged 87)
Lisbon, Portugal
NationalityPortugal Portuguese
Political partyIndependent
Spouse(s)Maria Estela Antas Varajão (Died in 2013)
Alma materUniversity of Porto
OccupationMilitary officer, politician
ProfessionProfessor
PortfolioMilitary Region of Angola
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Portugal
Branch/servicePortuguese Army
Years of service1931–1976
RankGeneral (Effective)
Field Marshal (Honorific)
Battles/warsPortuguese Colonial War

Francisco da Costa Gomes, ComTE, GOA (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃku dɐ ˈkɔʃtɐ ˈɡomɨʃ]; 30 June 1914 – 31 July 2001) was a Portuguese military officer and politician. He was the 15th President of the Portuguese Republic from 1974 until 1976.

Sources

  • Centro de Documentação 25 de Abril da Universidade de Coimbra (2014). Costa Gomes, O Último Marechal [Costa Gomes the last Marshall] (in Portuguese). Lisbon: D. Quixote. ISBN 978-972-20-5518-5. Retrieved 1 April 2015.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • Rodrigues, Luís Nuno (2008). Marechal Costa Gomes, No centro da tempestade [Marshall Costa Gomes, in the epicenter of the storm] (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Esfera dos Livros. ISBN 978-989-626-103-0.
  • "Costa Gomes". Presidency of the Portuguese Republic. Retrieved 23 September 2015.