Teófilo Braga

President of Portugal

Joaquim Teófilo Fernandes Braga 24 February 1843 Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal

28 January 1924(1924-01-28) (80) Lisbon, Portugal

29 May 1915 – 5 October 1915

Portuguese politician In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Fernandes and the second or paternal family name is Braga. Joaquim Teófilo Fernandes Braga (Portuguese pronunciation:  ; 24 February 1843 – 28 January 1924) was a Portuguese writer, playwright, politician and the leader of the Republican Provisional Government after the overthrow of King Manuel II, as well as the second elected President of the First Portuguese Republic, after the resignation of President Manuel de Arriaga.