Óscar Carmona

Óscar Carmona
Official portrait, 1940
President of Portugal
In office
16 November 1926 – 18 April 1951
Prime MinisterHimself
José Vicente de Freitas
Artur Ivens Ferraz
Domingos Oliveira
António de Oliveira Salazar
Preceded byManuel Gomes da Costa
Succeeded byFrancisco Craveiro Lopes
Prime Minister of Portugal
In office
9 July 1926 – 18 April 1928
PresidentHimself
DeputyAbílio Passos e Sousa
Preceded byManuel Gomes da Costa
Succeeded byJosé Vicente de Freitas
Ministerial portfolios
1923–1923War
1926–1926Foreign Affairs
1926–1926War
Sep 1926Foreign Affairs (acting)
Personal details
BornAntónio Óscar de Fragoso Carmona
(1869-11-24)24 November 1869
Lisbon, Portugal
Died18 April 1951(1951-04-18) (aged 81)
Lisbon, Portugal
PartyNational Union (1932–1951)
SpouseMaria do Carmo da Silva
Children3
Alma materMilitary Academy
ProfessionArmy officer
AwardsOrder of Christ
Order of Aviz
Order of St. James of the Sword
Military service
Allegiance Kingdom of Portugal
Portuguese Republic
Branch/service Portuguese Army
Years of service1889–1951
RankMarshal
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António Óscar de Fragoso Carmona ComA ComSE ComC GCA (November 24, 1869 – April 18, 1951) a Portuguese army officer and politician who served as president of Portugal from 1926 until his death in 1951. Before his presidency, he served as prime minister of Portugal from 1926 to 1928, he previously served as minister of war in late 1923 and in 1926, and as minister of foreign affairs in 1926.