List of colonial governors of Angola
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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 |
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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 | , Governor | |
1591 to June 1592 | , 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 |
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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 | , 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 | , 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
See also[]
Sources[]
- http://www.rulers.org/rula2.html#angola
- http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Angola.html
- 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
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- Political history of Portugal
- History of Angola
- Governors of Portuguese Angola
- Lists of Portuguese colonial governors and administrators