Joaquim Pimenta de Castro

Count Joaquim Pimenta de Castro
Minister for War
In office 3 September 1911 – 8 October 1911
Prime Minister	João Chagas
Preceded by	António Xavier Correia Barreto
Succeeded by	Alberto Carlos da Silveira
62nd Prime Minister of Portugal ^1 (8th of the Republic)
In office 25 January 1915 – 15 May 1915
President	Manuel de Arriaga
Preceded by	Vítor Hugo de Azevedo Coutinho
Succeeded by	Constitutional Junta composed of: José Norton de Matos António Maria da Silva José de Freitas Ribeiro Alfredo de Sá Cardoso Álvaro de Castro João Chagas (next Prime Minister; did not take office) José de Castro (de facto)
Minister for War
In office 12 December 1914 – 15 May 1915
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Joaquim Basílio Albuquerque e Castro
Succeeded by	Basílio Teles (did not take office) José de Castro (de facto)
Personal details
Born	5 November 1846 Pias, Monção, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	14 May 1918 (aged 81) Lisbon, Portuguese Republic
Political party	Independent
Spouse(s)	Emília de Freitas,
Children	with Emìlia: João, Emilia e Laura
Alma mater	University of Coimbra
Occupation	Army officer (General), and mathematician
Religion	Roman Catholic Church
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^1 Accumulating all the Ministries (Internal Affairs, Justice, Finances, War, Navy, Foreign Affairs, Foment, Colonies and Instruction) until 28 January 1915.

Joaquim Pereira Pimenta de Castro, 10th Count of Pimenta de Castro (Pias, Monção, 5 November 1846 – Lisbon, 14 May 1918; Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuɐˈkĩ piˈmẽtɐ dɨ ˈkaʃtɾu]) was a Portuguese army officer and politician. He was a career military officer reaching the position of General, also graduated in Mathematics by the University of Coimbra. In 1908, he was nominated commander of the 3rd Military Region, in Porto. After the proclamation of the Republic on 5 October 1910, he was Minister of War, for only two months, in 1911. He had to resign due to the monarchist incursion of Henrique de Paiva Couceiro. An independent, he was chosen by President Manuel de Arriaga to be the President of the Ministry (Prime Minister) of a government, who would rule without the parliament, where the Portuguese Republican Party, led by Afonso Costa had the majority. His government, with the support of the moderate Evolutionist Party and the Republican Union, and also conservative military factions, was in office from 28 January to 14 May 1915. It was overthrown by the military movement of 14 May 1915, supported by the Republican Party, which also caused the resignation of President Manuel de Arriaga.

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