Manuel Quintão Meireles

Manuel Quintão Meireles (1880-1962) 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 side. 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.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1880
Birth place
Portugal , Freixo de Espada à Cinta Municipality
Nationality
Portuguese people
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1962
Place of death
Lisbon , Portugal

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