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Braga, Teófilo, 1843-1924

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2nd President of Portugal
Teófilo Braga

President of the Provisional Government of the Portuguese Republic
In office October 6, 1910 – August 24, 1911
Preceded by	King Manuel II (as head of state) António Teixeira de Sousa (as head of government)
Succeeded by	Manuel de Arriaga (as the 1st President of Portugal) João Chagas (as head of government)
In office May 29, 1915 – October 15, 1915
Preceded by	Manuel de Arriaga
Succeeded by	Bernardino Machado

Born	February 24, 1843(1843-02-24) Ponta Delgada, Azores Islands, Portugal
Died	January 28, 1924 (aged 80) Lisbon, Portugal
Political party	Portuguese Republican Party (later Democratic Party)
Spouse	Maria do Carmo Xavier
Occupation	Lecturer of Literature Writer

Joaquim Teófilo Fernandes Braga, commonly known as Teófilo (sometimes Theophilo) Braga (pron. IPA [ti'ɔfilu 'bɾagɐ]; Ponta Delgada, Azores, February 24, 1843-Lisbon, January 28, 1924), was a Portuguese politician, writer and playwright. His debut in literature was "Folhas Verdes" (Green Leaves). He graduated in Law from the University of Coimbra and soon departed to Lisbon in 1872 where he taught literature. Of his literary career one can find book on history of literature, ethnography (mainly his search on popular stories and tradicional songs), poetry, fiction and philosophy.

Politics

Teófilo Braga became active in Portuguese politics in 1878, when he ran for deputy representing the federalist republicans. He occupied many posts in the structure of the Portuguese Republican Party. On January 1, 1910 he became an effective member of the Politics Directory of the party joining Basílio Teles, Eusébio Leão, José Cupertino Ribeiro and José Relvas.

On August 28, 1910 he was elected deputy for Lisbon and on October 5 of the same year, with the Proclamation of the Republic, he became President of the Provisional Government. His political career ended after serving briefly as President of the Republic, replacing Manuel de Arriaga between May 29 and August 4, 1915. He is buried at the Jerónimos Monastery in Belém, near Lisbon.

Bibliography

Poetry

Visão dos Tempos (1864)
Tempestades Sonoras (1864)
Torrentes (1869)
Miragens Seculares (1884)

Fiction

Contos Fantásticos (1865)
Viriato (1904)

Essays

As Teorias Literárias - Relance sobre o Estado Actual da Literatura Portuguesa (1865)
História da Poesia Moderna em Portugal (1869)
História da Literatura Portuguese (Introdução) (1870)
História do Teatro Português (1870-1871) - 4 volumes
Teoria da História da Literatura Portuguesa (1872)
Manual da História da Literatura Portuguesa (1875)
Bocage, sua Vida e Época (1877)
Parnaso Português Moderno (1877)
Traços gerais da Filosofia Positiva (1877)
História do Romantismo em Portugal (1880)
Sistema de Sociologia (1884)
Camões e o Sentimento Nacional (1891)
História da Universidade de Coimbra (1891-1902) - 4 volumes
História da Literatura Portuguesa (1909-1918) - 4 volumes

Antologies and researches

Antologias: Cancioneiro Popular (1867)
Contos Tradicionais do Povo Português (1883)

Preceded by King Manuel II (as head of state) António Teixeira de Sousa (as head of government)	President of the Provisional Government of the Portuguese Republic 1910–1911	Succeeded by Manuel de Arriaga (as President) João Chagas (as President of the Ministry [Prime Minister])
Preceded by Manuel de Arriaga	President of Portugal 1915	Succeeded by Bernardino Machado

v • d • e Presidents of Portugal

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Prime Ministers of Portugal during the First Republic (1910-1926)

Teófilo Braga - Pinheiro Chagas - Augusto de Vasconcelos - Duarte Leite - Afonso Costa - Bernardino Machado - Azevedo Coutinho - Pimenta de Castro - Constitutional Junta - Pinheiro Chagas (2nd; didn't take office) - José de Castro - Afonso Costa (2nd) - António José de Almeida - Afonso Costa (3rd) - Sidónio Pais - Canto e Castro - Tamagnini Barbosa - José Relvas - Domingos Pereira - Sá Cardoso - Fernandes Costa (didn't take office) - Sá Cardoso (reconducted) - Domingos Pereira (2nd) - António Maria Baptista - Ramos Preto - António Maria da Silva - António Granjo - Álvaro de Castro - Liberato Pinto - Bernardino Machado (2nd) - Barros Queirós - António Granjo (2nd) - Manuel Maria Coelho - Maia Pinto - Cunha Leal - António Maria da Silva (2nd) - Ginestal Machado - Álvaro de Castro (2nd) - Rodrigues Gaspar - Domingues dos Santos - Vitorino Guimarães - António Maria da Silva (3rd) - Domingos Pereira (3rd) - António Maria da Silva (4th)

Persondata
NAME	Braga, Teófilo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Joaquim Teófilo Fernandes Braga
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Portuguese president
DATE OF BIRTH	February 24, 1843
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island, Azores Islands, Portugal
DATE OF DEATH	January 28, 1924
PLACE OF DEATH	Lisbon, Portugal