MILITARY COUP.
BY PORTUGUESE MONARCHISTS. B? Trinsraph-Prass, X^Mon-Oopstiaht. Lmtou Service. (Received May 23, l-o P- m *) T.ONDON, May 22. The “ Daily Mail ” announces that a Monarchist military coup took place ■i* Lisiinn at dawn on Saturday, li is reported that the Premier and all the Ministers were arretted. ANOTHER REPORT. United Service. (Received May ‘23, 1.50 P-tn.) LONDON, May 22. .'mother Lisbon message states luorely that the Government lias resigned ana public order is not disturbed. Prior to 1910, when the country be. carno a republic, Portugal was a menarebv, the last King being Maraoel 11., v ho succeeded to the throne in 1908 on the ar.sassiuation ut his father and elder brother. The. present President of the r»»ublic is I)r Antonio -Tone d’Alroeida, who was elected in 1919 tor a term of four years.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16433, 23 May 1921, Page 8
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