List of colonial governors of Angola

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Map of Angola.
Coat of arms of Portuguese Angola

This is a list of European (Portuguese and Dutch) colonial administrators responsible for the territory of Portuguese Angola, an area equivalent to modern-day Republic of Angola.

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(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure Incumbent Notes
Portuguese Suzerainty
Angola Donatária
(São Paulo de Loanda)
Colony
1 February 1575 to 1589 Paulo Dias de Novais, Donatário  
Portuguese West Africa Crown Colony
1589 to 1591  [pt], Governor  
1591 to June 1592  [pt], Governor  
June 1592 to 1593 , Governor  
1593 to 1594 , Governor  
1594 to 1602 , Governor  
1602 to 1603 , Governor  
1603 to 1606 , Governor 1st Term
1606 to September 1607 ..., Governor  
September 1607 to 1611 , Governor  
1611 to 1615 , Governor  
1615 to 1617 , Governor 2nd Term
1617 to 1621 Luís Mendes de Vasconcelos, Governor  
1621 to 1623 , Governor  
1623 to 1623 , Governor  
1623 to 1624 , Governor  
1624 to 4 September 1630 , Governor  
4 September 1630 to 1635 , Governor  
1635 to 18 October 1639 Francisco de Vasconcelos da Cunha, Governor  
18 October 1639 to 1641 , Governor  
1641 to October 1645 In opposition to the Dutch
October 1645 to 1646 , Governor In opposition to the Dutch
Dutch Suzerainty
Dutch West Africa
1641 to 1642 , Director  
1642 to 1648 , 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 , Governor  
1653 to October 1654 , acting Governor  
October 1654 to 18 April 1658 , Governor  
18 April 1658 to 1661 , Governor  
1661 to September 1666 André Vidal de Negreiros, Governor  
September 1666 to February 1667 Tristão da Cunha, Governor  
February 1667 to August 1669 Junta  
August 1669 to 1676 Francisco de Távora, Governor  
1676 to 1680 , Governor  
1680 to 1684 , Governor  
1684 to 1688 , Governor  
1688 to 1691 , Governor  
1691 to 1694 , Governor  
1694 to 1697 , Governor  
1697/1698 to 1701 , Governor  
1701 to 1702 , Governor  
1705 to 1709 , Governor  
1709 to 1713 , Governor  
1713 to 1717 , Governor  
1717 to 1722 , Governor  
1722 to 1725 , Governor  
1725 to 1726 , acting Governor  
1726 to 1732 , Governor  
1732 to 1738 , Governor  
1738 to 1748 , Governor  
1748 to 1749 , acting Governor  
1749 to 1753 António de Almeida Portugal, 4th Count of Avintes, 1st Marquis of Lavradio, Governor  
1753 to 1758 , Governor  
1758 to 1764 , Governor  
1764 to 1772 , Governor  
1772 to 1779 , Governor  
1779 to 1782 , Governor
or , Governor
 
1782 to 1784 Juntas  
1784 to 1790 , Governor  
1790 to 1797 , Governor  
1797 to 1802 Miguel António de Melo, Governor  
1802 to 1806 , Governor  
1806 to 1807 ..., Governor  
1807 to 1810 António de Saldanha da Gama, Governor  
1810 to 1815 , Governor  
1816 to 1819 , Governor  
1819 to 1821 , Governor  
1821 to 1822 , Governor  
1822 to 1823 Junta  
1823 to 1823 , Governor  
1823 to 1829 , Governor  
1829 to 1834 José Maria de Sousa Macedo Almeida e Vasconcelos, 1st Baron of Santa Comba Dão, Governor  
1834 to 1836 Junta  
1836 to 1836 , Governor  
1837 to 1839 , Governor-General  
1839 to 1839 , Governor-General  
1839 to 1842 , acting Governor-General  
1842 to 1843 , Governor-General  
1843 to 1845 , Governor-General  
1845 to 1848 , Governor-General  
1848 to 1851 Adrião de Silveiro Pinto, Governor-General  
1851 to 1853 , Governor-General  
1853 to 1853 , Governor-General  
1853 to 1854 , Governor-General  
1854 to 1860 José Rodrigues Coelho do Amaral, Governor-General 1st Term
1860 to 1861 , Governor-General  
1861 to 1862 Sebastião Lopes de Calheiros e Meneses, Governor-General  
1862 to 1865 , Governor-General 1st Term
1865 to 1868 , 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 , 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 , Governor-General  
1882 to 14 February 1885 Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral, Governor-General  
Portuguese West Africa Colony
14 February 1885 to 1886 Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral, Governor-General  
1886 to 1892 , Governor-General 1st Term
25 August 1892 to September 1893 , acting Governor-General  
1893 to 1896 , Governor-General  
1896 to 1897 , Governor-General 2nd Term
1897 to 1900 , Governor-General 1st Term
1900 to 1903 , Governor-General  
1903 to 1904 , Governor-General 1st Term
1904 to 1904 , Governor-General  
1904 to 1905 , acting Governor-General 2nd Term
1905 to 1906 , Governor-General  
1906 to 1907 , Governor-General 2nd Term
June 1907 to June 1909 Henrique Mitchell de Paiva Couceiro, Governor-General  
1909 to 1909 , acting Governor-General  
1909 to 1910 José Augusto Alves Roçadas, Governor-General  
1910 to 1911 , acting Governor-General  
1911 to 1912 Manuel Maria Coelho, Governor-General  
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 , Governor-General  
1917 to 1918 , Governor-General  
1918 to 1919 , Governor-General  
1919 to 1920 , acting Governor-General  
1920 to 1921 , Governor-General  
1921 to 1924 José Mendes Ribeiro Norton de Matos, High Commissioner and Governor-General  
1924 to 1924 , High Commissioner and Governor-General  
1924 to 1926 , High Commissioner and Governor-General  
1926 to 1928 , High Commissioner and Governor-General  
1928 to 1929 , acting High Commissioner and Governor-General  
1929 to 1931 , High Commissioner and Governor-General  
1931 to 1933 , High Commissioner and Governor-General  
1933 to 1934 , High Commissioner and Governor-General  
1934 to 1935 , High Commissioner and Governor-General  
1936 to 1940 , High Commissioner and Governor-General  
1940 to 1942 , High Commissioner and Governor-General  
1942 to 1942 , High Commissioner and Governor-General  
1942 to 1943 , High Commissioner and Governor-General  
1943 to 1943 , High Commissioner and Governor-General  
1943 to 1947 , High Commissioner and Governor-General  
1947 to 1947 , High Commissioner and Governor-General  
1948 to 11 June 1951  [pt], High Commissioner and Governor-General  
Angola Overseas Province of Portugal
11 June 1951 to 1955 , High Commissioner and Governor-General  
1955 to 1956 , High Commissioner and Governor-General  
1957 to 15 January 1960 , High Commissioner and Governor-General  
15 January 1960 to 23 June 1961 , High Commissioner and Governor-General  
23 June 1961 to 26 September 1962 , 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  [pt], High Commissioner and Governor-General  
October 1972 to May 1974 , High Commissioner and Governor-General  
May 1974 to 15 June 1974 , 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, acting High Commissioner and Governor-General  
29 November 1974 to 28 January 1975 António Alva Rosa Coutinho, High Commissioner and Governor-General  
28 January 1975 to 2 August 1975 António Silva Cardoso, High Commissioner and Governor-General  
2 August 1975 to 26 August 1975 , acting High Commissioner and Governor-General  
26 August 1975 to 10 November 1975 , High Commissioner and Governor-General  
10/11 November 1975 Independence as People's Republic of Angola

For continuation after independence, see: List of presidents of Angola

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