Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro
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Ernesto Rodolfo Hintze Ribeiro, (eɾˈnɛʃtu ʁuˈdoɫfu ˈĩtzɨ ʁiˈbɐjɾu; Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada is a city and municipality on the island of São Miguel in the archipelago of the Azores, an autonomous region of Portugal. It includes 44,403 residents in the urban area, and approximately 20,113 inhabitants in the three central parishes that comprise the historical city: São Pedro,...

, Azores Islands, November 7, 1849 — Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...

, August 1, 1907) was a prominent Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

 politician. His name sometimes appears styled as Ernesto Rudolfo, Ernesto Rodolpho Hintze Ribeiro and Ernst Rudolph Hintze Ribeiro. He was a prominent parliamentarian and Peer of the Realm
Peer of the Realm
Peer of the Realm is a term for a member of the highest social order in a kingdom, notably:...

, Attorney-General of the Crown, Minister of Public Works, of Finance and Foreign Affairs as well as uncontested leader of the Regenerator Party, holding the position of President of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) thrice (February 22, 1893–February 5, 1897; July 26, 1900–October 20, 1904; March 19, 1906–May 19, 1906). He was one of the dominant politicians of the final part of the Portuguese Constitutional Monarchy
History of Portugal (1834-1910)
The history of Portugal from the end of the Liberal Civil War in 1834 to the republican revolution of 1910 was marked by several events that made way for the proclamation of the Portuguese Republic in the 5 October 1910 revolution....

, occupying the post of Prime Minister longer than any other in his time. He was responsible for important reforms, some of them are still valid, such as the insular autonomy for the Azores and Madeira islands (1895), the pharmacies' law, and forest's law (1901). He was made effective Councillor of State in 1891, received many decorations, among them the Great-Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword
Order of the Tower and Sword
The Military Order of the Tower and of the Sword, of Valour, Loyalty and Merit is a Portuguese order of knighthood and the pinnacle of the Portuguese honours system. It was created by King Afonso V in 1459....

. He was associate of the Royal Academy of Sciences.
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