Francisco da Costa Gomes

Francisco da Costa Gomes, ComTE, GOA (pronounced|fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃku dɐ ˈkɔʃtɐ gomɨʃ] ; Chaves, June 30 1914-Lisbon, Lapa, July 31 2001) one of eleven children of António José Gomes (Chaves, Santo Estêvão – Lisbon, Socorro, July 1, 1922) and wife (m. Chaves, January 17, 1901) and wife Idalina Júlia Monteiro da Costa (Chaves, May 27, 1880 – Porto, February 18, 1967), was a Portuguese military officer and politician, sixteenth President of the Portuguese Republic (the second after the Carnation Revolution).

He married at the See of Viana do Castelo on December 8, 1952 Maria Estela Veloso de Antas Varajão, born in Viana do Castelo on March 23, 1927, daughter of João de Campos Varajão and wife Angélica Martins Veloso (b. Barcelos), and had an only son Francisco da Costa Gomes.

He was involved in a revolutionary attempt in 1961 led by the Minister of Defense, General Botelho Moniz. In 1970 he occupied the post of Commander of the Military Region of Angola where he remodelled the chief-command and was the first to try and form a military agreement with UNITA against the MPLA and the FNLA.

On September 12 1972 he was called to mainland Portugal to occupy the post of Chief of the Armed Forces, replacing General Venâncio Deslandes. However he would be replaced in March 1974, a few days before the Carnation Revolution of April 25 1974, because he refused to swear his loyalty to the President of the Council of Ministers Marcello Caetano in a public ceremony.

After the Revolution he was one of the seven military leaders that formed the National Salvation Junta. Between April 25 and September 30 he was the second in command of the Portuguese state behind António Spínola.

He assumed the Presidency of the Republic when named by the Junta after the resignation of Spínola on September 30 1974 and occupied the post until June 27 1976 when in the first Presidential election the Portuguese chose General Ramalho Eanes to succeed him.

Ancestors

Ancestors of Francisco da Costa Gomes

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12= 12. Fortunato José da Costa
13= 13. Belendina Rosa de Mesquita
14= 14. Francisco Fernandes Monteiro
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ee also

*List of Presidents of Portugal
*Estado Novo (Portugal)
*History of Portugal
*Timeline of Portuguese history (Second Republic)
*Timeline of Portuguese history (Third Republic)
*Politics of Portugal

External links

* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5860415 Francisco da Costa Gomes on Find A Grave]

Persondata
NAME=Costa Gomes, Francisco da
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=President of Portugal
DATE OF BIRTH=June 30, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH=Chaves, Portugal
DATE OF DEATH=July 31, 2001
PLACE OF DEATH=Cascais, Portugal