Manuel de Arriaga Brum da Silveira e Peyrelongue was the first President of the Portuguese Republic, serving from 1911 to 1915. He was born in Horta, Azores, Portugal, on July 8, 1840. His father, Manuel Joaquim Brum da Silveira e Peyrelongue, was a wealthy merchant and landowner, and his mother, Maria Conceição Brum da Silveira e Peyrelongue, was a homemaker. Arriaga studied law at the...
Pioneering the Presidency: Portugal’s First Presidential Leader
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