Sidónio Pais, the charismatic leader who had grown increasingly authoritarian, was shot at Lisbon's Rossio railway station. The charismatic president, who had declared himself "President-King," was returning from a visit to the countryside when he was gunned down by António José de Almeida, a young man linked to the republican opposition. Pais's assassination marked the end of his short-lived but tumultuous rule, which was marked by controversy, authoritarianism, and ultimately, tragedy.