Afonso Costa

ABOUT AFONSO COSTA

Portuguese republican politician who served as the 59th, 64th, and 66th Prime Minister of Portugal. He was the leader of the Portuguese Republican Party, and played a key role in the passing of progressive laws.

He was given up at birth but was found by his parents ten years later and re-adopted.

He signed a law that banned Jesuits from Portugal and he established a separation of church and state.

He married Alzira Coelho de Campos de Barros de Abreu in 1892.

He was a prominent Portuguese politician like Americo Tomas .