Pinheiro de Azevedo was born on 5 June 1917 in Luanda, but moved to Portugal several years later. In the 1960s, he joined the Movement for Democratic Unity and was a supporter of the Presidential candidacies of José Norton de Matos, Manuel Quintão Meireles and Humberto Delgado.
Pinheiro de Azevedo served in the Portuguese Colonial War, as an admiral in charge of the maritime defense of Angola.
On 29 August 1975 he became Prime Minister of the Sixth Provisional Government replacing ousted Prime Minister Vasco Gonçalves.
At the end of his tenure as Prime Minister, he was replaced for the final 30 days by Vasco Almeida e Costa, Minister of Internal Administration. Pinheiro had suffered a heart attack on 23 June while campaigning in Oporto[1] for the Portuguese presidency as one of the independent candidates in the 27 June presidential election. He was taken to a hospital and was still recovering when President António Ramalho Eanes appointed Mario Soares as the new premier.
josé, baptista, pinheiro, azevedo, admiral, portuguese, pronunciation, ʒuˈzɛ, βaˈtiʃtɐ, piˈɲɐjɾu, ðɨ, ɐzɨˈveðu, june, 1917, august, 1983, portuguese, political, figure, reformer, revolutionary, helped, overthrow, marcelo, caetano, 1974, served, 104th, prime, m. Admiral Jose Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo GCL Portuguese pronunciation ʒuˈzɛ baˈtiʃtɐ piˈɲɐjɾu dɨ ɐzɨˈvedu 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 Jose Pinheiro de AzevedoPrime Minister of PortugalIn office 19 September 1975 23 July 1976PresidentFrancisco da Costa GomesPreceded byVasco GoncalvesSucceeded byMario SoaresMinister of National DefenceIn office 19 September 1975 23 July 1976Prime MinisterHimselfPreceded bySilvano RibeiroSucceeded byMario Firmino MiguelChief of the Navy General StaffIn office 26 April 1974 28 November 1975Preceded byArmando Julio de Roboredo e SilvaSucceeded byAntonio Egidio de Sousa LeitaoPersonal detailsBorn 1917 06 05 5 June 1917Luanda Portuguese AngolaDied10 August 1983 1983 08 10 aged 66 Lisbon PortugalPolitical partyIndependent before 1976 Christian Democratic from 1976 Alma materPortuguese Navy SchoolOccupationNaval officerMilitary serviceAllegiance PortugalBranch service Portuguese NavyYears of service1937 1976RankAdmiralPinheiro de Azevedo was born on 5 June 1917 in Luanda but moved to Portugal several years later In the 1960s he joined the Movement for Democratic Unity and was a supporter of the Presidential candidacies of Jose Norton de Matos Manuel Quintao Meireles and Humberto Delgado Pinheiro de Azevedo served in the Portuguese Colonial War as an admiral in charge of the maritime defense of Angola After the Revolution of 25 April 1974 he was appointed to the National Salvation Junta and was committed to the cause of democratization in Portugal On 29 August 1975 he became Prime Minister of the Sixth Provisional Government replacing ousted Prime Minister Vasco Goncalves At the end of his tenure as Prime Minister he was replaced for the final 30 days by Vasco Almeida e Costa Minister of Internal Administration Pinheiro had suffered a heart attack on 23 June while campaigning in Oporto 1 for the Portuguese presidency as one of the independent candidates in the 27 June presidential election He was taken to a hospital and was still recovering when President Antonio Ramalho Eanes appointed Mario Soares as the new premier Presidential Elections of 27 June 1976 editSummary of the 27 June 1976 Portuguese presidential election results Candidates Supporting parties First roundVotes Antonio Ramalho Eanes Independent 2 967 137 61 59Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho Independent 792 760 16 46Jose Pinheiro de Azevedo Independent 692 147 14 37Octavio Rodrigues Pato Portuguese Communist Party 365 586 7 59Total valid 4 817 630 100 00Blank ballots 43 242 0 89Invalid ballots 20 253 0 41Total turnout 75 47 4 881 125Source Comissao Nacional de Eleicoes Archived 8 April 2005 at the Wayback MachineReferences edit Lisbon Premier Stricken in Presidential Campaign by Marvine Howe The New York Times 24 June 1976 p 6 Military officesPreceded byArmando Julio de Roboredo e Silva Chief of the General Staff of the Navy1974 1975 Succeeded byAntonio Egidio de Sousa LeitaoPolitical officesPreceded bySilvano Ribeiro Minister of National Defence1975 1976 Succeeded byMario Firmino MiguelPreceded byVasco Goncalves Prime Minister of Portugal1975 1976 Succeeded byMario Soares Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jose Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo amp oldid 1163161022, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
