CARMONA, ANTONIO OSCAR DE FRAGOSA (1869– ), Portuguese general and statesman, was made prime minister and minister of war in June 1926 by a military pronun ciamento. He was virtually dictator of Portugal. Whatever may be said of the irregularity of his accession to power, he undoubt edly commanded general respect. His administration did not make effective the great changes expected in the administration. On Nov. 3o Carmona assumed by decree the position of head of the State, pending the election of a constitutional president. A military revolt against the dictator broke out in Oporto on Feb. 2, 1927, followed by a more serious outbreak at Lisbon. Both were suppressed, Carmona receiving assistance from the monarchical parties. On Aug. 26, 1927, he reconstructed his cabinet. He sought to consolidate his power by breaking up the party system, but his attempt to organize a party of national union, on the lines of the Spanish Patriotic Union, met with only partial success. Nev ertheless, in April 1928, he was elected president of the republic by a plebiscite, and reconstituted his Government, including civil ian elements. He declined a loan, to be arranged by the League of Nations, for the reconstruction of Portuguese finance, deciding that the terms were too onerous.