Anselmo José Braamcamp de Almeida Castelo Branco (23 October 1817 – 13 November 1885) was a Portuguese politician of the

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era. He was the leader of the Historic Party (later, the Progressive Party), Minister of the Kingdom, and, between 1879 and 1880, Head of Government (

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1817 births 1885 deaths Naval ministers of Portugal Politicians from Lisbon Progressive Party (Portugal) politicians Prime ministers of Portugal Finance ministers of Portugal 19th-century Portuguese people University of Coimbra alumni {{Portugal-politician-stub Portuguese people of Italian descent