Manuel José de Arriaga Brum da Silveira (1840 - 1917) was the first President of Portugal. 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Arriaga was born in the city of Horta and died in Lisbon. He studied in the university of Coimbra from 1860 to 1865. Member of the Republican Party, he belonged to its directory before 31 January 1891. He was also elected Deputy of the Republican Party by the Island of Madeira, in 1882, charge that he would occupy until 1892. He made amazing speeches that contribued a lot to the Republican Party. Unlike other Republicans, he always had a good relation with the Church. Horta is a port town on the island of Faial in the Azores. ... District Lisbon Mayor   - Party Pedro Santana Lopes PSD Area 84. ... The University of Coimbra (Universidade de Coimbra) is a Portuguese state university in Coimbra, a city in central Portugal. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ... For other uses of the word, see Madeira (disambiguation) Madeira Islands location. ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

When elected President, in the year of 1911, he tried to reunite the Republican Party, that split in many different parties. He couldn't do it, specially because his mandat was atribulated by the Monarchic revolts of Capitan Paiva Couceiro. He was replaced as President by Prof. Teofilo Braga in 1915. He died in Lisbon two years later. Manuel de Arriaga was President during World War I. As said above, he couldn't unite the Parties to fight the War and solve the economical problems. The Parlament was closed and accused Manuel de Arriaga of being a bandit. In 1915, Pimenta de Castro's dictatorship ends with the revolt of the Constitucionalist Party. Twelve days later, Manuel de Arriaga abdicates. 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...