Sidónio Pais

President of Portugal

Sidónio Bernardino Cardoso da Silva Pais 1 May 1872 Caminha, Portugal

14 December 1918(1918-12-14) (46) St Joseph Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal (assassinated)

9 May 1918 – 14 December 1918

Portuguese politician In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cardoso da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Pais. Sidónio Bernardino Cardoso da Silva Pais CavC OA CavA (pronounced  ; 1 May 1872 – 14 December 1918) was a Portuguese politician, military officer, and diplomat, who served as the fourth President of the First Portuguese Republic in 1918. One of the most divisive figures in modern Portuguese history, he was referred to by the writer Fernando Pessoa as the "President-King", a description that stuck in later years and symbolizes his regime.