Assassination of Sidónio Pais
1918 murder in Lisbon, Portugal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The fourth President of Portugal, Sidónio Pais, was shot and fatally wounded at the Lisboa-Rossio Railway Station in Lisbon, Portugal on 14 December 1918.[1] The act was carried out by the left-wing political activist José Júlio da Costa.
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Assassination of Sidónio Pais | |
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Location | Lisboa-Rossio Railway Station, Lisbon, Portugal |
Coordinates | 38°42′N 9°8′W |
Date | 14 December 1918 Evening (around 11 pm) |
Target | Sidónio Pais (died the same day of his wounds) |
Weapons | Pistol |
Perpetrator | José Júlio da Costa (Died in Psychiatric Hospital 16 March 1946) |
Motive | Revenge, Political Ideas |
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