Victor Hugo de Azevedo Coutinho, 18th Count of Azevedo GCC, GCA (12 November 1871–27 June 1955), was a Portuguese

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, politician and professor, at the

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and later the Escola Naval (Naval School). He was a member of the Portuguese

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and served as the

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(Prime Minister) for 7th government of the First

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(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

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's book ''

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''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Azevedo Coutinho, Vitor Hugo De 1871 births 1955 deaths Democratic Party (Portugal) politicians Foreign ministers of Portugal Governors-General of Mozambique Government ministers of Portugal Naval ministers of Portugal Portuguese expatriates in Mozambique Portuguese people of British descent Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies of Portugal (1910–1926) Prime Ministers of Portugal