António Ginestal Machado

António Ginestal Machado
Prime Minister of Portugal
In office 15 November 1923 – 18 December 1923
President	Manuel Teixeira Gomes
Preceded by	António Maria da Silva
Succeeded by	Álvaro de Castro
Personal details
Born	3 May 1873 Almeida, Portugal
Died	28 June 1940 (aged 67) Santarém, Portugal
Political party	Republican Union, later Republican Liberal

António Ginestal Machado (3 May 1873 – 28 June 1940; Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈtɔniu ʒinɨʃˈtaɫ mɐˈʃadu]) was a Portuguese politician. He was born in Almeida, graduated in Law at the University of Coimbra and became a high-school teacher. A member of the moderate Republican Union, he was one of the promoters of its fusion with the Evolutionist Party which originated the Republican Liberal Party. He was President of the Ministry (Prime Minister), from 15 November to 14 December 1923, in a minority government. He resigned due to the opposition of President Manuel Teixeira Gomes of dissolving the parliament, after an insurrection attempt. He died in Santarém.

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Political offices
Preceded by António Maria da Silva	Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Ministry) 1923	Succeeded by Álvaro de Castro

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