Colonial heads of Angola
Encyclopedia
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
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| Portuguese Suzerainty | ||
| Angola Donatária (São Paulo de Loanda) |
Colony | |
| 1 February 1575 to 1589 | Paulo Días de Novais Paulo Dias de Novais Paulo Dias de Novais , a nobleman of the Royal Household, was a Portuguese colonizer of Africa in the 16th century and the first Captain-Governor of Angola. He was the grandson of the explorer Bartolomeu Dias.... , Donatário |
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| Portuguese West Africa | Crown Colony | |
| 1589 to 1591 | Luís Serrão, Governor | |
| 1591 to June 1592 | André Ferreira Pereira, Governor | |
| June 1592 to 1593 | Francisco de Almeida Francisco de Almeida Dom Francisco de Almeida , also known as "the Great Dom Francisco" , was a Portuguese nobleman, soldier and explorer. He distinguished himself as a counsellor to King John II of Portugal and later in the wars against the Moors and in the conquest of Granada in 1492... , Governor |
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| 1593 to 1594 | Jerónimo de Almeida, Governor | |
| 1594 to 1602 | João Furtado de Mendonça, Governor | |
| 1602 to 1603 | João Rodrigues Coutinho, Governor | |
| 1603 to 1606 | Manuel Cerveira Pereira, Governor | 1st Term |
| 1606 to September 1607 | ..., Governor | |
| September 1607 to 1611 | Manuel Pereira Forjaz, Governor | |
| 1611 to 1615 | Bento Banha Cardoso, Governor | |
| 1615 to 1617 | Manuel Cerveira Pereira, Governor | 2nd Term |
| 1617 to 1621 | Luís Mendes de Vasconcelos, Governor | |
| 1621 to 1623 | João Correia de Sousa, Governor | |
| 1623 to 1623 | Pedro de Sousa Coelho, Governor | |
| 1623 to 1624 | Simão de Mascarenhas, Governor | |
| 1624 to 4 September 1630 | Fernão de Sousa, Governor | |
| 4 September 1630 to 1635 | Manuel Pereira Coutinho, Governor | |
| 1635 to 18 October 1639 | Francisco de Vasconcelos da Cunha, Governor | |
| 18 October 1639 to 1641 | Pedro César de Meneses, Governor | |
| 1641 to October 1645 | In opposition to the Dutch | |
| October 1645 to 1646 | Francisco de Souto-Maior, Governor | In opposition to the Dutch |
| Dutch Suzerainty | ||
| Dutch West Africa | ||
| 1641 to 1642 | Pieter Moorthamer, Director | |
| 1642 to 1648 | Cornelis Hendrikszoon Ouman, Director | |
| Portuguese Suzerainty | ||
| 1646 to 24 August 1648 | Triumvirate Junta | |
| 24 August 1648 to 1651 | Salvador Correia de Sá e Benavides, Governor | |
| 1651 to March 1652 | ..., acting Governor | |
| March 1652 to 1653 | Rodrigo de Miranda Henriques, Governor | |
| 1653 to October 1654 | Bartolomeu de Vasconcelos da Cunha, acting Governor | |
| October 1654 to 18 April 1658 | Luís Mendes de Sousa Chicorro, Governor | |
| 18 April 1658 to 1661 | João Fernandes Vieira, Governor | |
| 1661 to September 1666 | André Vidal de Negreiros, Governor | |
| September 1666 to February 1667 | Tristão da Cunha Tristão da Cunha Tristão da Cunha was a Portuguese explorer and naval commander. In 1514 he served as ambassador from king Manuel I of Portugal to Pope Leo X leading a luxurious embassy presenting in Rome the new conquests of Portugal... , Governor |
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| February 1667 to August 1669 | Junta | |
| August 1669 to 1676 | Francisco de Távora Francisco de Távora Francisco de Távora was the first count of Alvor.Born to António Luis de Távora, second count of São João da Pesqueira and D. Arcângela Maria de Portugal, he married Inês Catarina de Távora and had three children :*Maria Inácia de Távora... , Governor |
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| 1676 to 1680 | Pires de Saldanha de Sousa e Meneses, Governor | |
| 1680 to 1684 | João da Silva e Sousa, Governor | |
| 1684 to 1688 | Luís Lobo da Silva, Governor | |
| 1688 to 1691 | João de Lencastre, Governor | |
| 1691 to 1694 | Gonçalo da Costa de Alcáçova Carneiro de Meneses, Governor | |
| 1694 to 1697 | Henrique Jacques de Magalhães, Governor | |
| 1697/1698 to 1701 | Luís César de Meneses, Governor | |
| 1701 to 1702 | Bernardino de Tavora de Sousa Tavares, Governor | |
| 1705 to 1709 | Lourenço de Almada, Governor | |
| 1709 to 1713 | António de Saldanha de Albuquerque Castro e Ribafria, Governor | |
| 1713 to 1717 | João Manuel de Noronha, Governor | |
| 1717 to 1722 | Henrique de Figueiredo e Alarcão, Governor | |
| 1722 to 1725 | António de Albuquerque Coelho de Carvalho, Governor | |
| 1725 to 1726 | José Carvalho da Costa, acting Governor | |
| 1726 to 1732 | Paulo Caetano de Albuquerque, Governor | |
| 1732 to 1738 | Rodrigo César de Meneses, Governor | |
| 1738 to 1748 | João Joaquim Jacques de Magalhães, Governor | |
| 1748 to 1749 | Fonseca Coutinho, acting Governor | |
| 1749 to 1753 | António de Almeida Portugal, 4th Count of Avintes, 1st Marquis of Lavradio, Governor | |
| 1753 to 1758 | António Alvares da Cunha, Governor | |
| 1758 to 1764 | António de Vasconcelos, Governor | |
| 1764 to 1772 | Francisco Inocéncio de Sousa Coutinho, Governor | |
| 1772 to 1779 | António de Lencastre, Governor | |
| 1779 to 1782 | José Gonçalo da Gama, Governor or João de Camâra, Governor |
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| 1782 to 1784 | Juntas | |
| 1784 to 1790 | José José de Almeida e Vasconcellos de Soveral e Carvalho, 1st Baron of Moçâmedes, Governor | |
| 1790 to 1797 | Manuel de Almeida e Vasconcelos de Soveral e Carvalho da Maia Soares de Albergaria, 1st Count of a Lapa, Governor | |
| 1797 to 1802 | Miguel António de Melo Miguel António de Melo D. Miguel António de Melo de Abreu Soares de Brito Barbosa Palha Vasconcelos Guedes served as the fifth captain general of the Azores and the first count of Murça.He was nominated on March 24, 1806 and left for Angra on May 4 of that year.... , Governor |
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| 1802 to 1806 | Fernão António de Noronha, Governor | |
| 1806 to 1807 | ..., Governor | |
| 1807 to 1810 | António de Saldanha da Gama, Governor | |
| 1810 to 1815 | José de Oliveira Barbosa, Governor | |
| 1816 to 1819 | Luís da Mota Fêo e Torres, Governor | |
| 1819 to 1821 | Manoel Vieira Tovar de Albuquerque, Governor | |
| 1821 to 1822 | Joaquim Inácio de Lima, Governor | |
| 1822 to 1823 | Junta | |
| 1823 to 1823 | Cristóvão Avelino Dias, Governor | |
| 1823 to 1829 | Nicolau de Abreu Castelo-Branco, Governor | |
| 1829 to 1834 | José Maria de Sousa Macedo Almeida e Vasconcelos, 1st Baron of Santa Comba Dão José Maria de Sousa Macedo Almeida e Vasconcelos, 1st Baron of Santa Comba Dão José Maria de Sousa Macedo Almeida e Vasconcelos, 1st Baron of Santa Comba Dão, ComC was a Portuguese nobleman, military and politician.... , Governor |
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| 1834 to 1836 | Junta | |
| 1836 to 1836 | Domingos Saldanha de Oliveira Daun, Governor | |
| 1837 to 1839 | Bernardo Vidal, Governor-General | |
| 1839 to 1839 | António Manuel de Noronha, Governor-General | |
| 1839 to 1842 | Manuel Eleutério Malheiro, acting Governor-General | |
| 1842 to 1843 | José Xavier Bressane Leite, Governor-General | |
| 1843 to 1845 | Lorenço Germack Possolo, Governor-General | |
| 1845 to 1848 | Pedro Alexandrino da Cunha, Governor-General | |
| 1848 to 1851 | Adrião de Silveiro Pinto, Governor-General | |
| 1851 to 1853 | António Sérgio de Sousa, Governor-General | |
| 1853 to 1853 | António Ricardo Graça, Governor-General | |
| 1853 to 1854 | Miguel Ximenez Rodrigues Sandoval de Castro e Vargas, 1st Viscount of Pinheiro, Governor-General | |
| 1854 to 1860 | José Rodrigues Coelho do Amaral, Governor-General | 1st Term |
| 1860 to 1861 | Carlos Augusto Franco, Governor-General | |
| 1861 to 1862 | Sebastião Lopes de Calheiros e Meneses, Governor-General | |
| 1862 to 1865 | José Baptista de Andrade, Governor-General | 1st Term |
| 1865 to 1868 | Francisco António Gonçalves Cardoso, Governor-General | |
| 1868 to 1869 | ..., Governor-General | |
| 1869 to 1870 | José Rodrigues Coelho do Amaral, Governor-General | 2nd Term |
| 1870 to 1873 | José Maria da Ponte e Horta, Governor-General | |
| 1873 to 1876 | José Baptista de Andrade, Governor-General | 2nd Term |
| 1876 to 1878 | Caetano Alexandre de Almeida e Albuquerque, Governor-General | |
| 1878 to 1880 | Vasco Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses, Governor-General | |
| 1880 to 1882 | António Eleutério Dantas, Governor-General | |
| 1882 to 14 February 1885 | Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral, GCTS, KCVO was a Portuguese naval commander and politician.-Ancestry:... , Governor-General |
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| Portuguese West Africa Colony | ||
| 14 February 1885 to 1886 | Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral, GCTS, KCVO was a Portuguese naval commander and politician.-Ancestry:... , Governor-General |
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| 1886 to 1892 | Gilherme Auguste de Brito Capelo, Governor-General | 1st Term |
| 25 August 1892 to September 1893 | Jaime Lôbo de Brito Godins, acting Governor-General | |
| 1893 to 1896 | Álvaro Ferreira, Governor-General | |
| 1896 to 1897 | Gilherme Auguste de Brito Capelo, Governor-General | 2nd Term |
| 1897 to 1900 | António Duarte Ramada Curto, Governor-General | 1st Term |
| 1900 to 1903 | Francisco Xavier Cabral de Oliveira Moncada, Governor-General | |
| 1903 to 1904 | Eduardo Augusto Ferreira da Costa, Governor-General | 1st Term |
| 1904 to 1904 | Custódio Miguel de Borja, Governor-General | |
| 1904 to 1905 | António Duarte Ramada Curto, acting Governor-General | 2nd Term |
| 1905 to 1906 | Caminho de Ferro de Mossámedes, Governor-General | |
| 1906 to 1907 | Eduardo Augusto Ferreira da Costa, Governor-General | 2nd Term |
| June 1907 to June 1909 | Henrique Mitchell de Paiva Couceiro, Governor-General | |
| 1909 to 1909 | Álvaro António da Costa Ferreira, acting Governor-General | |
| 1909 to 1910 | José Augusto Alves Roçadas José Augusto Alves Roçadas José Augusto Alves Roçadas was an officer of the Portuguese Army and a colonial administrator.... , Governor-General |
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| 1910 to 1911 | Caetano Francisco Cláudio Eugénio Gonçalves, acting Governor-General | |
| 1911 to 1912 | Manuel Maria Coelho Manuel Maria Coelho Manuel Maria Coelho was a Portuguese military officer of the Portuguese Army and politician during the period of the Portuguese First Republic. Among other posts, he served as governor of Angola... , Governor-General |
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| 1912 to 15 August 1914 | José Mendes Ribeiro Norton de Matos, Governor-General | |
| Angola Colony | ||
| 15 August 1914 to 1915 | José Mendes Ribeiro Norton de Matos, Governor-General | |
| 1915 to 1916 | António Júlio da Costa Pereira de Eça, Governor-General | |
| 1916 to 1917 | Pedro Francisco Massano de Amorim, Governor-General | |
| 1917 to 1918 | Jaime Alberto de Castro Morais, Governor-General | |
| 1918 to 1919 | Filomeno da Câmara Melo Cabral, Governor-General | |
| 1919 to 1920 | Mimoso Guera, acting Governor-General | |
| 1920 to 1921 | Francisco Coelho do Amaral Reis, 1st Viscount of Pedralva, Governor-General | |
| 1921 to 1924 | José Mendes Ribeiro Norton de Matos, High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
| 1924 to 1924 | João Augusto Crispiniano Soares, High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
| 1924 to 1926 | Francisco Cunha Rêgo Cháves, High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
| 1926 to 1928 | António Vicente Ferreira, High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
| 1928 to 1929 | António Damas Mora, acting High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
| 1929 to 1931 | Filomeno da Câmara Melo Cabral, High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
| 1931 to 1933 | José Dionisio Carneiro de Sousa e Faro, High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
| 1933 to 1934 | Eduardo Ferreira Viana, High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
| 1934 to 1935 | Júlio Garcês de Lencastre, High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
| 1936 to 1940 | António Lopes Mateus, High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
| 1940 to 1942 | Manoel da Cunha e Costa Marques Mano, High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
| 1942 to 1942 | Abel de Abreu Souto-Maior, High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
| 1942 to 1943 | Álvaro de Freitas Morna, High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
| 1943 to 1943 | Manuel Pereira Figueira, High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
| 1943 to 1947 | Vasco Lopes Alves, High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
| 1947 to 1947 | Fernando Mena, High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
| 1948 to 11 June 1951 | José Agapito de Silva Carvalho, High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
| Angola Overseas Province of Portugal | ||
| 11 June 1951 to 1955 | José Agapito de Silva Carvalho, High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
| 1955 to 1956 | Manoel de Gusmão Mascarenhas Gaivão, High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
| 1957 to 15 January 1960 | Horácio José de Sá Viana Rebêlo, High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
| 15 January 1960 to 23 June 1961 | Álvaro Rodrigues da Silva Tavares, High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
| 23 June 1961 to 26 September 1962 | Venâncio Augusto Deslandes, High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
| 26 September 1962 to 27 October 1966 | Silvino Silvério Marques, High Commissioner and Governor-General | 1st Term |
| 27 October 1966 to October 1972 | Camilo Augusto de Miranda Rebocho Vaz, High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
| October 1972 to May 1974 | Fernando Augusto Santos e Castro, High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
| May 1974 to 15 June 1974 | Joaquín Franco Pinheiro, acting High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
| 15 June 1974 to 24 July 1974 | Silvino Silvério Marques, High Commissioner and Governor-General | 2nd Term |
| 24 July 1974 to 29 November 1974 | António Alva Rosa Coutinho António Alva Rosa Coutinho António Alva Rosa Coutinho was a Portuguese admiral, political activist, and participant in the Carnation Revolution.- Biography :... , acting High Commissioner and Governor-General |
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| 29 November 1974 to 28 January 1975 | António Alva Rosa Coutinho António Alva Rosa Coutinho António Alva Rosa Coutinho was a Portuguese admiral, political activist, and participant in the Carnation Revolution.- Biography :... , High Commissioner and Governor-General |
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| 28 January 1975 to 2 August 1975 | António Silva Cardoso, High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
| 2 August 1975 to 26 August 1975 | Ernesto Ferreira de Macedo, acting High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
| 26 August 1975 to 10 November 1975 | Leonel Cardoso, High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
| 10/11 November 1975 | Independence as People’s Republic of Angola | |
For continuation after independence, see: Heads of state of Angola
Heads of state of Angola
-Presidents of Angola :-Affiliations:-Sources:* http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Angola.html* http://www.rulers.org/rula2.html#angola...
Sources
- http://www.rulers.org/rula2.html#angola
- African States and Rulers, John Stewart, McFarland
- Guinness Book of Kings, Rulers & Statesmen, Clive Carpenter, Guinness Superlatives Ltd
- Heads of State and Government, 2nd Edition, John V da Graca, MacMillan Press 2000
See also
- AngolaAngolaAngola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
- List of Presidents of Angola
- Heads of government of AngolaHeads of government of Angola-Prime Ministers of Angola :-Affiliations:-See also:*Angola**Heads of state of Angola**Prime Minister of Angola**President of Angola**Colonial Heads of Angola...
- Lists of office-holders