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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Costa and the second or paternal family name is Gomes.
His Excellency
Francisco da Costa Gomes
ComTE • GOA
Gomes in 1975
President of Portugal
In office 30 September 1974 – 13 July 1976
Prime Minister
Vasco Gonçalves José Pinheiro de Azevedo
Preceded by
António de Spínola
Succeeded by
António Ramalho Eanes
President of the Revolutionary Council
In office 14 March 1975 – 13 July 1976
Preceded by
Office established
Succeeded by
António Ramalho Eanes
President of the National Salvation Junta
In office 30 September 1974 – 14 March 1975
Preceded by
António de Spínola
Succeeded by
Office abolished
Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff
In office 29 April 1974 – 13 July 1976
Preceded by
Joaquim da Luz Cunha
Succeeded by
António Ramalho Eanes
In office 5 September 1972 – 19 March 1974
Preceded by
Venâncio Augusto Deslandes
Succeeded by
Joaquim da Luz Cunha
Personal details
Born
(1914-06-30)30 June 1914 Chaves, Portugal
Died
31 July 2001(2001-07-31) (aged 87) Lisbon, Portugal
Political party
Independent
Spouse
Maria Estela Veloso de Antas Varajão
(m. 1952)
Children
1
Alma mater
University of Porto
Portfolio
Military Region of Angola
Signature
Military service
Allegiance
Portugal
Branch/service
Portuguese Army
Years of service
1931–1976
Rank
General (effective) Field Marshal (honorific)
Battles/wars
Portuguese Colonial War
Francisco da Costa Gomes, ComTE, GOA (Portuguese pronunciation:[fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃkuðɐˈkɔʃtɐˈɣomɨʃ]; 30 June 1914 – 31 July 2001) was a Portuguese military officer and politician, the 15th president of Portugal (the second after the Carnation Revolution).
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