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Francisco de Oliveira Dias

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Francisco de Oliveira Dias
President of the Assembly of the Republic
In office
22 October 1981 – 2 November 1982
Preceded byLeonardo Ribeiro de Almeida
Succeeded byLeonardo Ribeiro de Almeida
Personal details
Born
Francisco Manuel Lopes Vieira de Oliveira Dias[1][2]

(1930-02-17)17 February 1930
Leiria, Portugal
Died14 January 2019(2019-01-14) (aged 88)
Lisbon, Portugal
Political partyCDS – People's Party
OccupationPolitician

Francisco Manuel Lopes Vieira de Oliveira Dias (17 February 1930 – 14 January 2019) was a Portuguese politician.

Background

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He was son of Francisco António do Amaral Dias, a Medical Doctor, and wife Maria Isabel Charters Lopes Vieira da Câmara de Oliveira (born 1904), of English descent, related to the 1st Viscounts of São Sebastião.[3]

Career

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He was a collaborator of the Founders of then Democratic and Social Center (CDS), and occupied many offices in this Party.

In 1974 he was elected a Deputy to the Constituent Assembly and in 1976 to the Assembly of the Republic, where he was successively elected until 1983.

He was the 4th President of the Assembly of the Republic between 22 October 1981 and 2 November 1982, during which he was also a Member of the Portuguese Council of State.

He was also a Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the European Council and of its Commission of Education and Culture.

He died on 14 January 2019, aged 88.[4]

Family

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He married Maria das Mercês Coelho da Silva Gil, daughter of Adelino da Silva Gil (Figueira da Foz, Alhadas, 27 October 1885 - Lisboa, 25 June 1935) and wife Deolinda Duarte Coelho (Vouzela, Vouzela, 1 March 1887 - Lisbon, 26 September 1955), and had eleven children:

  • Maria Isabel Gil de Oliveira Dias
  • Francisco Maria Gil de Oliveira Dias
  • Paulo Gil de Oliveira Dias
  • João Manuel Gil de Oliveira Dias
  • José Pedro Gil de Oliveira Dias
  • Maria das Mercês Gil de Oliveira Dias
  • Nuno Gil de Oliveira Dias
  • Miguel Gil de Oliveira Dias
  • Maria do Carmo Gil de Oliveira Dias
  • Marta Maria Gil de Oliveira Dias
  • Maria Madalena Gil de Oliveira Dias

References

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  1. ^ "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Resultado da busca de "Francisco de Oliveira Dias". Presidência da República Portuguesa. Retrieved 27 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Estrangeiras". Resultado da busca de "Francisco de Oliveira Dias". Presidência da República Portuguesa. Retrieved 27 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ "Tito de Morais, * 1910 - Geneall.net". Geneall.net. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Morreu Francisco de Oliveira Dias aos 88 anos". Sol.sapo.pt. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  • Os Presidentes do Parlamento (Presidents of the Portuguese Parliament), Assembly of the Republic