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Alvaro de Castro
Prime Minister of Portugal
In office 18 December 1923 ? 7 July 1924
President	Manuel Teixeira Gomes
Preceded by	Antonio Ginestal Machado
Succeeded by	Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar
In office 20 November 1920 ? 30 November 1920
President	Antonio Jose de Almeida
Preceded by	Antonio Granjo
Succeeded by	Liberato Pinto
Personal details
Born	( 1878-11-09 ) 9 November 1878 Guarda, Portugal
Died	29 June 1928 (1928-06-29) (aged 49) Coimbra , Portugal
Political party	Republican Liberal Party later Reconstitution Party , and Nationalist Republican Party .
Spouse	Maria Rosa de Meireles Garrido

Alvaro Xavier de Castro ( Portuguese pronunciation: [?alv??u ??vi??? ð? ?ka?t?u] ) was Prime Minister of Portugal from 20 November to 30 November 1920 and from 18 December 1923 to 6 July 1924. ^[1]

Early career [ edit ]

De Castro was born in Guarda , on 9 November 1878. He was part of the Constitutional junta that governed Portugal in 1915. He later served as Governor-General of Mozambique between 1915 and 1918. He was a prominent participant in the attempted coup of 11 January 1919 which took place after the assassination of Sidonio Pais . ^{[ citation needed ]}

Later career [ edit ]

De Castro co-founded the National Reconstitution Republican Party. He was appointed Prime Minister , during a brief period (from 20 November to 30 November 1920). He was replaced by Liberato Pinto, an army officer.

He then joined a new party, the Nationalist Republican Party . He again became Prime Minister of Portugal, from 18 December 1923 to 6 July 1924. He died in Coimbra on 29 June 1928. ^[1]

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