Armindo Monteiro
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Armindo Rodrigues de Sttau Monteiro (born in Vila Velha de Rodão
, 16 December 1896; died Loures
15 October 1955), known as Armindo Monteiro, was a Portuguese
university professor, businessman, diplomat and politician who exercised important functions during the Estado Novo period. He served at the Ministry of the Colonies
, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and as the Portuguese ambassador
to the United Kingdom
during the first part of the Second World War.
Vila Velha de Ródão
Vila Velha de Ródão is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 329.9 km² and a total population of 3,802 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 4 parishes and is located in the district of Castelo Branco....
, 16 December 1896; died Loures
Loures
Loures Municipality is a municipality to the north of Lisbon. Created on 26 July 1886 by a royal decree, the municipality currently occupies an area of 169 km² and has about 200,000 inhabitants . It borders the municipalities of Odivelas, Sintra, Mafra, Arruda dos Vinhos, Vila Franca de Xira...
15 October 1955), known as Armindo Monteiro, was a Portuguese
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
university professor, businessman, diplomat and politician who exercised important functions during the Estado Novo period. He served at the Ministry of the Colonies
Ministry of the Overseas (Portugal)
300px|right|thumb|Former headquarters of the Portuguese Ministry of the Overseas, in [[Lisbon]].The Ministry of the Overseas was the department of the Government of Portugal responsible for the administration of the Portuguese Empire.In relation to the Portuguese Overseas territories, the Ministry...
, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Portugal)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs , MNE, is a Portuguese government ministry.-External links:*...
and as the Portuguese ambassador
Ambassador
An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
during the first part of the Second World War.