Manuel Quintão Meireles

Manuel Quintão Meireles
Born	1880
Died	1957
Nationality	Portuguese
Occupation	Portuguese Navy officer and a politician

Manuel Quintão Meireles (1880-1957) was a Portuguese Navy officer and a politician. He initially supported the Military Dictatorship, after the 28 May 1926 revolution, but later moved to the Democratic Opposition field. In 1951, he was the moderate candidate at the presidential elections against the regime candidate, general Francisco Craveiro Lopes, but he withdraw three days before, for not having the minimal acceptable conditions of a fair dispute.

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Name	Meireles, Manuel Quintao
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Date of birth	1880
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Date of death	1957
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