Victor Hugo de Azevedo Coutinho

Portuguese politician (1871–1955)

Count Victor Hugo de Azevedo Coutinho


Prime Minister of Portugal
In office 12 December 1914 – 25 January 1915
President	Manuel de Arriaga
Preceded by	Bernardino Machado
Succeeded by	Joaquim Pimenta de Castro

Personal details
Born	12 November 1871 Portuguese Macau
Died	27 June 1955(1955-06-27) (aged 83) Lisbon, Portugal
Political party	Democratic Party
Alma mater	University of Coimbra
Occupation	Naval officer (Captain)
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of Portugal Portugal
Branch/service	Portuguese Navy
Years of service	1888—1933

Victor Hugo de Azevedo Coutinho, 18th Count of Azevedo GCC, GCA (12 November 1871–27 June 1955), was a Portuguese naval officer, politician and professor, at the University of Coimbra and later the Escola Naval (Naval School).^[1] He was a member of the Portuguese Democratic Party and served as the President of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) for 7th government of the First Portuguese Republic (having led the country between 12 December 1914 and 25 January 1915). His government's composition was essentially made up of second-line political figures, and his government was jokingly referred to as "Os miseráveis de Victor Hugo" ("The miserables of Victor Hugo"), a play on the French author Victor Hugo's book Les Misérables.^[2]^[3]

References

^ Review of culture (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Cultural do Governo da R.A.E. de Macau. 2013. p. 154.
^ Vieira, Anselmo (1926). A crise nacional (in Brazilian Portuguese). J. Rodrigues. p. 350.
^ Lopes, Fernando Farelo (1994). Poder político e caciquismo na 1a. República Portuguesa (in Brazilian Portuguese). Editorial Estampa. p. 49. ISBN 978-972-33-0946-1.