Manuel Quintão Meireles
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Manuel Quintão Meireles (1880-1957) was a Portuguese Navy
officer and a politician. He initially supported the Military Dictatorship
, after the 28 May 1926 revolution
, but later moved to the Democratic Opposition field. In 1951, he was the moderate candidate at the presidential elections against the regime candidate, general Francisco Craveiro Lopes
, but he withdraw three days before, for not having the minimal acceptable conditions of a fair dispute.
Portuguese Navy
The Portuguese Navy is the naval branch of the Portuguese Armed Forces which, in cooperation and integrated with the other branches of the Portuguese military, is charged with the military defence of Portugal....
officer and a politician. He initially supported the Military Dictatorship
Ditadura Nacional
The Ditadura Nacional was the name of the Portuguese regime initiated by the election of President Óscar Carmona in 1928 that lasted until the adoption of the new constitution in 1933, when the régime changed its name to Estado Novo...
, after the 28 May 1926 revolution
28th May 1926 coup d'état
The 28 May 1926 coup d'état, sometimes called 28 May Revolution or, during the period of Estado Novo , National Revolution , was a military action that put an end to the unstable Portuguese First Republic and initiated the Ditadura Nacional , later, renamed the Estado Novo, an authoritarian...
, but later moved to the Democratic Opposition field. In 1951, he was the moderate candidate at the presidential elections against the regime candidate, general Francisco Craveiro Lopes
Francisco Craveiro Lopes
Francisco Higino Craveiro Lopes da Silva de Tovero , 6th Viscount de Molenos-Craveiro, GCTE, ComC, GCA, , was a Portuguese politician and military man...
, but he withdraw three days before, for not having the minimal acceptable conditions of a fair dispute.