José de Castro

José Ribeiro de Castro ( born April 7, 1868 in Valhelhas, a municipality in the district of Guarda, † July 31, 1929 in Lisbon ) was a Portuguese lawyer, journalist and politician. From 17 May to 29 December 1915, he was head of the government of his country.

Life

, Often just called José Ribeira de Castro José de Castro, studied law at the University of Coimbra. After completing his education, he worked as a lawyer in Lisbon and Guarda. Politically, he was originally a supporter of constitutional monarchy and a member of the Progressive Party, but later he was Republican and in 1881 a member of the Republican Party. He was chief editor of the newspaper O Districto de Guarda and founded the first Republican newspaper in Guarda, O Povo Português.

On 14 May 1915, the so-called " dictatorship of Swords ", the military government of General Joaquim Pimenta de Castro, radically democratic in a coup, the Democratic Party of related officers was terminated. These formed the so-called " constitutional junta " ( Junta Constitucional ). They first offered the chair of the Democrats, Afonso Costa, to the Office of the Prime Minister. However, this declined, whereupon José de Castro became prime minister. During his reign, parliamentary elections were held - the old parliament was dissolved by Joaquim Pimenta de Castro - which were won by Democrats. As a result, Afonso Augusto da Costa 's new prime minister.