The 1949 Portuguese presidential election was held on 13 February.
Initially, incumbent president
Óscar Carmona
António Óscar de Fragoso Carmona (; 24 November 1869 – 18 April 1951) was a Portuguese Army officer and politician who served as prime minister of Portugal from 1926 to 1928 and as the 11th president of Portugal from 1926 until his death i ...
was due to face an opponent in General
José Norton de Matos
José Maria Mendes Ribeiro Norton de Matos, GCTE, GCL (March 23, 1867 in Ponte de Lima, Portugal – January 3, 1955 in Ponte de Lima) was a Portuguese general and politician.
1880s
After attending college in Braga, and attending the Escola ...
. However, the Salazar government subjected Norton de Matos and his followers to severe persecution. The intimidation progressed to the point that Norton de Matos pulled out of the contest just before election day.
As a result, Carmona was reelected unopposed for a fourth consecutive term.
Results
Notes and references
See also
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President of Portugal
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Portugal
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Politics of Portugal
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1949
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