João do Canto e Castro

President of Portugal

19 May 1862 Lisbon, Portugal

14 March 1934(1934-03-14) (71) Lisbon, Portugal

16 December 1918 – 5 October 1919

President of Portugal and Navy officer João do Canto e Castro da Silva Antunes (19 May 1862; Lisbon – 14 March 1934; Lisbon), commonly known simply as João do Canto e Castro was a Portuguese Navy officer and the fifth President of Portugal, during the First Portuguese Republic. He also briefly served as 67th Prime Minister of Portugal.