José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo

José Pinheiro de Azevedo
104th Prime Minister of Portugal
In office 19 September 1975 – 23 June 1976
President	Francisco da Costa Gomes
Preceded by	Vasco Gonçalves
Succeeded by	Vasco de Almeida e Costa (acting) Mário Soares (efective)
Minister of National Defence
In office 19 September 1975 – 23 June 1976
Preceded by	Silvano Ribeiro
Succeeded by	Mário Firmino Miguel
Member of the National Salvation Junta
In office 25 April 1974 – 16 May 1974
Served with:	See list António de Spínola (President of the NSJ) Francisco da Costa Gomes Jaime Silvério Marques Manuel Diogo Neto Carlos Galvão de Melo António Rosa Coutinho
Personal details
Born	5 June 1917 Luanda, Angola
Died	10 August 1983 (aged 66) Lisboa, Portugal
Political party	Independent (before 1976) Christian Democratic Party (after 1976)
Alma mater	Portuguese Navy School
Occupation	Naval officer
Military service
Service/branch	Portuguese Navy
Years of service	1937–1976
Rank	Admiral

Admiral José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo, GCL (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ baˈtiʃtɐ piˈɲɐjɾu dɨ ɐzɨˈvedu]; Luanda, 5 June 1917 – 10 August 1983) was a Portuguese political figure, reformer and revolutionary. He helped overthrow Marcelo Caetano in 1974. He served as the 104th Prime Minister of Portugal between 19 September 1975 and 23 June 1976. He ran for president in 1976, and lost.

Presidential Elections of 27 June 1976

Summary of the 27 June 1976 Portuguese presidential election results

Candidates		Supporting parties	First round
			Votes	%
	António Ramalho Eanes	Independent	2,967,137	61.59
	Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho	Independent	792,760	16.46
	José Pinheiro de Azevedo	Independent	692,147	14.37
	Octávio Rodrigues Pato	Portuguese Communist Party	365,586	7.59
Total valid			4,817,630	100.00
Blank ballots			43,242	0.89
Invalid ballots			20,253	0.41
Total (turnout 75.47%)			4,881,125
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições

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