Francisco José Fernandes Costa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Portuguese politician
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Place of Birth: Foz de Arouce, Coimbra District, Portugal
About Francisco José Fernandes Costa
- Francisco José Fernandes Costa (Portuguese: [f??~'si?ku ?u'z? f??'n?~d?? 'k??t?]; 1867–1925) was a Portuguese lawyer and politician.
- He was a member of the Portuguese Republican Party and later of the Evolutionist Party, the Republican Liberal Party and the Nationalist Party.
- He was civil governor of Coimbra, minister of the Navy (1912–1913; 1915) and Commerce (1921).
- He is most remembered for being the President of the Ministry (Prime Minister) of the short-lived "five minutes government", who resigned the same day it was to take office, on 15 January 1920.
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