▁from ▁a ▁mon archy ▁to ▁republic an ▁rule ▁following ▁a ▁coup ▁d ' état ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁The ▁Portuguese ▁First ▁Republic , ▁the ▁new ▁state , ▁re - abol ished ▁sla very . ▁ ▁S la very ▁ ▁Republic ans ▁over th rew ▁King ▁Manuel ▁II ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁S la ves ▁in ▁Mo ç â med es , ▁among ▁other ▁cities ▁in ▁Ang ola , ▁campaign ed ▁for ▁abol ition ▁and ▁man um ission . ▁In ▁some ▁areas ▁slaves ▁declared ▁strik es , ▁hoping ▁the ▁economic ▁slow down ▁would ▁force ▁political ▁changes . ▁Car val hal ▁Cor re ia ▁Henri ques , ▁the ▁new ▁governor ▁of ▁Mo ç â med es , ▁supported ▁the ▁slaves ' ▁cause ▁and ▁directed ▁labor ▁compla ints ▁his ▁way . ▁The ▁Portuguese ▁slave ▁own ers ▁whose ▁business es ▁dep ended ▁on ▁the ▁slaves ▁used ▁their ▁political ▁cl out ▁to ▁lo bb y ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁government ▁to ▁fire ▁Henri ques . ▁The ▁government ▁comp lied , ▁dismiss ing ▁him ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁ ▁Col onial ▁govern ors ▁ ▁José ▁August o ▁Al ves ▁Ro ç adas ▁( 1 9 0 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 0 ) ▁Ca et ano ▁Francisco ▁Cl á udio ▁Eug én io ▁Gon ç al ves ▁( 1 9 1 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 1 ) ▁Manuel ▁Maria ▁Co el ho ▁( 1 9 1 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 2 ) ▁José ▁N orton