List of colonial governors of Mozambique
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This is a list of European colonial administrators responsible for the territory of Portuguese Mozambique, an area equivalent to modern-day Republic of Mozambique.
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(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
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Portuguese Suzerainty | ||
Captaincy of Sofala | Under Portuguese India | |
September 1505 to March 1506 | Pêro de Anaia, Captain-Major | Died in office |
March 1506 to December 1506 | , acting Captain-Major | Factor. Elected to temporarily replace Anaia |
December 1506 to 8 September 1507 | , Captain-Major | Appointed by D. Francisco de Almeida, viceroy of India |
Captaincy of Sofala and Moçambique | Under Portuguese India | |
8 September 1507 to February 1508 | , Captain-Major | Died in office |
February 1508 to August 1509 | , acting Captain-Major | |
August 1509 to 24 June 1512 | António de Saldanha, Captain-Major | |
24 June 1512 to June 1515 | , Captain-Major | |
June 1512 to July 1515 | Sancho de Tovar, acting Captain-Major | 1st Term |
July 1515 to June 1518 | Cristóvão de Távora, Captain-Major | |
June 1518 to July 1521 | Sancho de Tovar, Captain-Major | 2nd Term |
July 1521 to 1525 | , Captain-Major | |
1525 to 1528 | Lopo de Almeida, Captain-Major | |
1528 to 1531 | , Captain-Major | |
1531 to 1538 | , Captain-Major | |
1538 to 1541 | , Captain-Major | |
1541 to 1548 | , Captain-Major | |
1548 to 1551 | , Captain-Major | |
1551 to 1553 | , Captain-Major | |
1553 to 1557 | , Captain-Major | |
1557 to 1560 | , Captain-Major | |
1560 to 1564 | , Captain-Major | |
1564 to 1567 | , Captain-Major | |
1567 to 1569 | , Captain-Major | |
Captaincy-General of Moçambique | ||
1569 to June 1573 | Francisco Barreto, Captain-General | |
June 1573 to 1577 | , acting Captain-General | |
1577 to 1577 | , acting Captain-General | |
1577 to 1577 | , acting Captain-General | |
1577 to 1582 | Pedro de Castro, Captain-General | |
1582 to 1586 | , Captain-General | |
1586 to 1589 | , Captain-General | |
1589 to 1590 | , Captain-General | |
1590 to 1595 | Pedro de Sousa, Captain-General | |
1595 to 1598 | , Captain-General | |
1598 to 1601 | , Captain-General | |
1601 to 1604 | , Captain-General | |
1604 to 1607 | , Captain-General | |
1607 to 1609 | , Captain-General | |
Colony of Moçambique, Sofala, , and Monomatapa | Under Portuguese India | |
1609 to 1611 | Nuno Álvares Pereira, Governor | 1st Term |
1611 to 1612 | , Governor | |
1612 to 1612 | , acting Governor | |
1612 to 1614 | , Governor | |
1614 to 1618 | , Governor | |
1618 to 1623 | Nuno Álvares Pereira, Governor | 2nd Term |
1623 to 1624 | Lopo de Almeida, Governor | |
1624 to 1627 | , Governor | 1st Term |
1627 to 1631 | Nuno Álvares Pereira, Governor | 3rd Term |
1631 to 1632 | , acting Governor | |
1632 to 1633 | , Governor | 2nd Term |
1633 to 1634 | , Governor | |
1634 to 1639 | , Governor | |
1639 to 1640 | , Governor | |
1640 to 1641 | , Governor | |
1641 to 1642 | Francisco da Silveira, Governor | |
1642 to 1646 | , Governor | |
1646 to 1648 | , Governor | |
1648 to 1651 | , Governor | |
1651 to 1652 | , Governor | |
1652 to 1657 | , Governor | |
1657 to 1661 | , Governor | |
1661 to 1664 | , Governor | |
1664 to 1667 | , Governor | |
1667 to 1670 | , Governor | |
1670 to 1673 | , Governor | 1st Term |
1673 to 1674 | , Governor | |
1674 to 1674 | , Governor | |
1674 to 1676 | , acting Governor | |
1676 to 1682 | , Governor | 2nd Term |
1682 to 1686 | , Governor | |
1686 to 1689 | , Governor | |
1689 to 1692 | , Governor | |
1692 to 1693 | , Governor | |
1693 to 1694 | , acting Governor | |
1694 to 1695 | , Governor | |
1695 to 1696 | , Governor | |
1696 to 1699 | , Governor | |
1699 to 1703 | , Governor | |
1703 to 1706 | , Governor | 1st Term |
1706 to 1708 | , Governor | |
1708 to 1712 | , Governor | |
1712 to 1714 | , Governor | 2nd Term |
1714 to 1716 | , Governor | |
1716 to 1719 | , Governor | |
1719 to 1722 | , Governor | |
1722 to 1723 | , Governor | |
1723 to 1726 | , Governor | |
1726 to 1730 | , Governor | |
1730 to 1733 | , Governor | |
1733 to 1736 | , Governor | |
1736 to 1740 | , Governor | |
1740 to 1743 | , Governor | |
1743 to 1746 | , Governor | |
1746 to 1750 | , Governor | |
1750 to 1752 | , Governor | |
Colony of Moçambique, the Zambezi and Sofala | ||
1752 to March 1758 | , Governor | |
March 1758 to April 1758 | , Governor | |
April 1758 to 28 May 1759 | , Governor | |
28 May 1759 to January 1763 | , Governor | 1st Term |
6 January 1763 to 1765 | , Governor | |
1765 to June 1779 | , Governor | |
June 1779 to 1780 | Provisional Administration | |
1780 to 1781 | , Governor | |
1781 to 4 January 1782 | , acting Governor | |
4 January 1782 to 21 August 1782 | , Governor | 2nd Term |
21 August 1782 to 1786 | Provisional Administration | |
1786 to 1793 | , Governor | |
1793 to 1797 | , Governor | |
1797 to September 1801 | , Governor | |
September 1801 to August 1805 | , Governor | |
August 1805 to December 1807 | , Governor | |
December 1807 to 14 August 1809 | Provisional Administration | |
14 August 1809 to August 1812 | , Governor | |
August 1812 to February 1817 | , Governor | |
February 1817 to September 1818 | , Governor | |
September 1818 to November 1819 | Provisional Administration | |
November 1819 to June 1821 | , Governor | |
June 1821 to June 1824 | Provisional Administration | |
June 1824 to January 1825 | , Governor | |
January 1825 to August 1829 | , Governor | |
August 1829 to January 1832 | , Governor | |
January 1832 to March 1834 | Provisional Administration | |
March 1834 to March 1836 | , Governor | |
Moçambique Colony/Portuguese East Africa | ||
March 1836 to March 1837 | Provisional Administration | |
March 1837 to October 1837 | , Governor-General | |
October 1837 to March 1838 | , Governor-General | |
March 1838 to 25 March 1840 | , President of Governing Council | |
25 March 1840 to May 1841 | , Governor-General | |
May 1841 to 15 February 1843 | , Governor-General | |
15 February 1843 to May 1847 | , Governor-General | |
May 1847 to October 1851 | , Governor-General | |
October 1851 to April 1854 | , Governor-General | |
April 1854 to September 1857 | Vasco Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses, acting Governor-General | |
September 1857 to February 1864 | , Governor-General | |
February 1864 to April 1864 | , President of Governing Council | |
April 1864 to October 1867 | , Governor-General | |
October 1867 to September 1868 | , Governor-General | |
September 1868 to February 1869 | , President of Governing Council | |
February 1869 to April 1869 | , Governor-General | |
April 1869 to December 1869 | , Governor-General | |
December 1869 to June 1870 | , President of Governing Council | |
June 1870 to August 1870 | , acting Governor-General | |
August 1870 to December 1873 | José Rodrigues Coelho do Amaral, Governor-General | |
December 1873 to August 1874 | , President of Governing Council | |
August 1874 to December 1877 | José Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses, Governor-General | |
December 1877 to January 1880 | Francisco Maria da Cunha, Governor-General | |
January 1880 to August 1881 | , acting Governor-General | |
August 1881 to February 1882 | , Governor-General | |
February 1882 to April 1882 | , acting Governor-General | |
April 1882 to April 1885 | , Governor-General | |
April 1885 to July 1885 | , President of Governing Council | |
July 1885 to March 1889 | , Governor-General | |
March 1889 to July 1889 | , acting Governor-General | |
July 1889 to July 1890 | , Governor-General | |
July 1890 to 2 July 1891 | Joaquim José Machado, Governor-General | 1st Term |
2 July 1891 to May 1893 | , Governor-General | |
May 1893 to 13 January 1894 | , Governor-General | |
January 1894 to July 1894 | , acting Governor-General | 1st Term |
July 1894 to January 1895 | , Governor-General | |
January 1895 to December 1895 | , Governor-General | |
January 1896 to March 1896 | , acting Governor-General | 2nd Term |
March 1896 to November 1897 | Joaquim Mousinho de Albuquerque, Governor-General | |
November 1897 to August 1898 | , acting Governor-General | |
August 1898 to December 1898 | , Governor-General | |
December 1898 to March 1900 | , Governor-General | |
March 1900 to May 1900 | , Governor-General | |
May 1900 to October 1900 | Joaquim José Machado, Governor-General | 2nd Term |
October 1900 to December 1902 | , Governor-General | |
December 1902 to February 1905 | Tomás António Garcia Rosado, Governor-General | |
February 1905 to October 1906 | , Governor-General | |
October 1906 to November 1910 | , Governor-General | |
November 1910 to May 1911 | José de Freitas Ribeiro, acting Governor-General | |
May 1911 to February 1912 | , Governor-General | |
February 1912 to March 1913 | , Governor-General | |
March 1913 to April 1914 | , Governor-General | |
April 1914 to May 1915 | Joaquim José Machado, Governor-General | 3rd Term |
May 1915 to October 1915 | , Governor-General | |
October 1915 to April 1918 | Álvaro Xavier de Castro, Governor-General | |
April 1918 to April 1919 | , Governor-General | |
April 1919 to March 1921 | , acting Governor-General | 1st Term |
March 1921 to September 1923 | Manuel de Brito Camacho, High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
September 1923 to November 1924 | , acting High Commissioner and Governor-General | 2nd Term |
November 1924 to May 1926 | Víctor Hugo de Azevedo Coutinho, High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
May 1926 to November 1926 | Artur Ivens Ferraz, acting High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
November 1926 to April 1938 | , High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
April 1938 to 1941 | , High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
1941 to 1946 | , High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
May 1947 to December 1948 | , High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
December 1948 to 11 June 1951 | , High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
Mozambique Overseas Province of Portugal | ||
11 June 1951 to 1958 | , High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
1958 to 1961 | Pedro Correia de Barros, High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
1961 to 1964 | Manuel Maria Sarmento Rodrigues, High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
1964 to 1968 | , High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
12 July 1968 to 1970 | Baltazar Rebelo de Sousa, High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
1970 to 1972 | , High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
1972 to 27 April 1974 | , High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
27 April 1974 to 11 June 1974 | , acting High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
11 June 1974 to 17 August 1974 | , High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
19 August 1974 to 12 September 1974 | , acting High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
12 September 1974 to 25 June 1975 | , High Commissioner and Governor-General | |
25 June 1975 | Independence as People's Republic of Mozambique |
For continuation after independence, see: List of presidents of Mozambique
See also[]
- History of Mozambique#Portuguese Mozambique (1498–1975)
Sources[]
- http://rulers.org/rulm2.html#mozambique
- http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Mozambique.htm
- 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
Categories:
- Political history of Portugal
- History of Mozambique
- Governors-General of Mozambique
- Lists of Portuguese colonial governors and administrators