Sidónio Pais, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sidónio Pais

assassinated Portuguese president

Date of Birth: 01-May-1872

Place of Birth: Caminha, Viana do Castelo District, Portugal

Date of Death: 14-Dec-1918

Profession: military personnel, politician, mathematician

Nationality: Portugal

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Sidónio Bernardino Cardoso da Silva Pais CavC OA CavA (pronounced [si'd?niu 'paj?]; 1 May 1872 – 14 December 1918) was a Portuguese politician, military officer, and diplomat, who served as the fourth President of the First Portuguese Republic in 1918.
One of the most divisive figures in modern Portuguese history, he was referred to by the writer Fernando Pessoa as the "President-King", a description that stuck in later years and symbolizes his regime.