Duarte Leite
| Duarte Leite | |
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| Prime Minister | João Chagas |
| 58th Prime Minister of Portugal (4th of the Republic) | |
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In office 16 June 1912 – 9 January 1913 | |
| President | Manuel de Arriaga |
| Preceded by | Augusto de Vasconcelos |
| Succeeded by | Afonso Costa |
| Minister for Finances | |
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In office 3 September 1911 – 12 November 1911 | |
| Preceded by | José Relvas |
| Succeeded by | Sidónio Pais |
| Minister for Internal Affairs | |
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In office 16 June 1912 – 23 September 1912 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Silvestre Falcão |
| Succeeded by | Augusto de Vasconcelos |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
11 August 1864 Porto, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died |
29 September 1950 (aged 86) Porto, Portuguese Republic |
| Political party | Portuguese Republican Party |
| Alma mater | University of Coimbra |
| Occupation |
Professor of mathematics and astronomy, mathematician, historian, newspaper editor, journalist and diplomat |
Duarte Leite Pereira da Silva, GCC (11 August 1864 in Porto – 29 September 1950 in Porto; Portuguese pronunciation: [duˈaɾt(ɨ) ˈlɐjt(ɨ)]), was a Portuguese historian, mathematician, journalist, diplomat and politician. He graduated in Mathematics at the University of Coimbra, in 1885. He taught at the Politecnic Academy of Porto, from 1886 to 1911. Meanwhile, he was also the director of the newspaper diary "A Pátria". As a historian, he published many studies, later compiled in "História dos Descobrimentos" (History of the Discoveries), in 2 volumes.
Political career
After the overthrow of the Portuguese monarchy in 1910, he was Minister of Finance during the Augusto de Vasconcelos government (1911–1912), and succeeded him, as Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs, from 16 June 1912 to 9 January 1913.
From 1914 to 1931 he served as Portuguese ambassador to Brazil. He was a candidate to the Presidency of the Republic in the elections held in the Congress of the Republic, in 1925. Faithful all his life to his left-wing republican principles, he became a member of the 1945–48 Movement of Democratic Unity, which during its brief lifespan functioned as the first form of legalized opposition to Salazar's far-right Estado Novo (New State) regimen.
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| Preceded by Augusto de Vasconcelos |
Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Ministry) 1912–1913 |
Succeeded by Afonso Costa |
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