Manuel de Arriaga

President of Portugal

8 July 1840 Horta, Azores, Portugal

5 March 1917(1917-03-05) (76) Lisbon, Portugal

24 August 1911 – 29 May 1915

first president of the Portuguese Republic Manuel José de Arriaga Brum da Silveira e Peyrelongue (Portuguese pronunciation:  ; 8 July 1840 – 5 March 1917) was a Portuguese lawyer, the first Attorney-General and the first elected President of the First Portuguese Republic, following the deposition of King Manuel II of Portugal and a Republican Provisional Government headed by Teófilo Braga (who would succeed him in the post following his resignation).