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.
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Birth date | January 01, 1880 |
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Date of death | January 01, 1962 |
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