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Uncommon card · History
Sidónio Pais, an Uncommon card
Sidónio Bernardino Cardoso da Silva Pais nicknamed "the President-King", was the president of Portugal, serving in 1918.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 54
- Power
- 123
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 18,000
Power 123 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Sidónio Pais quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Sidónio Pais card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He is the only Portuguese president to have been assassinated, and the 3rd Portuguese head of state to die a ______ death.
Answer
violent. He is the only Portuguese president to have been assassinated, and the 3rd Portuguese head of state to die a violent death. From the Sidónio Pais article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Sidónio Bernardino Cardoso da Silva Pais nicknamed "the President-King", was the president of Portugal, serving in ____.
Answer
1910s. Sidónio Bernardino Cardoso da Silva Pais nicknamed "the President-King", was the president of Portugal, serving in 1918. From the Sidónio Pais article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- A Portuguese politician, military officer, and diplomat he served as prime minister, minister of war and minister of foreign affairs from 1917 to 1918, minister of finance from 1911 to 1912, and minister of commerce and public works in 1911.
- His time in politics turned him into one of the most divisive figures in modern Portuguese history, having been referred to by writer Fernando Pessoa as the "President-King", a description that stuck in later years and symbolizes his regime.
- He is the only Portuguese president to have been assassinated, and the 3rd Portuguese head of state to die a violent death.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Sidónio Pais article was read about 18,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 54: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
How to get Sidónio Pais
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Sidónio Pais (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Octávio Bobone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
