Education
He graduated from the Military College in Lisbon in 1888 and at once entered the army.
He graduated from the Military College in Lisbon in 1888 and at once entered the army.
His military training and experience earned him a general's insignia in 1922. In 1923 he was appointed minister of war. Together with General da Costa, Carmona led the revolt of 1926, after which he was appointed minister of foreign affairs. Six weeks later on July 9 a coup d'étatd'etat removed da Costa and placed Carmona in supreme power. He was president of the Council of Ministers; then under a revised constitution he was officially elected to the presidency in 1928 and continued to rule as a constitutional dictator. The change to a corporative state in 1933 marked the transfer of authority to Prime Minister Antonio de Oliveira Salazar. Carmona was re-elected to the presidency for seven-year terms in 1935, 1942, and 1949.