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Manuel Portela y Valladares (Pontevedra, 31 January 1867 – Bandol, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France 29 April 1952) was a Spanish political figure during the Second Spanish Republic.[1] He served as the 43rd Attorney General of Spain between 1912 and 1913.
Manuel Portela | |
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| Prime Minister of Spain | |
| In office 14 December 1935 – 19 February 1936 | |
| President | Niceto Alcala-Zamora |
| Preceded by | Joaquín Chapaprieta |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Azaña |
| 43rd Attorney General of Spain | |
| In office 8 October 1912 – 17 March 1913 | |
| Prime Minister | Manuel García Prieto Álvaro de Figueroa |
| Preceded by | Andrés Tornos y Alonso |
| Succeeded by | Martín Rosales y Martel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 January 1867 Pontevedra, Spain |
| Died | 29 April 1952 (aged 85) Bandol, France |
| Political party | Party of the Democratic Centre |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal |
A member of the Liberal Party, he served as civil governor of Barcelona in 1910 and 1923, and as Minister of Promotion in September 1923. After the socialist revolution against the republican government in October 1934, Alejandro Lerroux named him Minister of the Interior in 1935 and named Prime Minister by Niceto Alcalá-Zamora on 14 December 1935.[2] He formed two governments prior to the elections of 16 February 1936 where he attempted to stabilise the center ground political parties. In the end, the leftist party, Popular Front won.[1] He went into exile during the Spanish Civil War.
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edit- ^ a b Lentz, Harris M. (1999). Encyclopedia of heads of states and governments, 1900 through 1945. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland. pp. 413–414. ISBN 978-0-7864-0500-8.
- ^ Payne, Stanley G. (1993). Spain's first democracy : the Second Republic, 1931-1936. Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press. p. 253. ISBN 978-0-299-13670-3.
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