List of governors of São João Baptista de Ajudá
List of Colonial Heads of Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá[]
Territory located in present-day coastal Benin
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1680 to ???? | , Governor | Portuguese governor of São Tomé and Príncipe authorized to erect a fort in the city of Hweda |
| 17?? to ???? | Abandoned | |
| 1721 to 1730 | Re-foundation of the fort as São João Baptista de Ajudá, under the Portuguese colony of Brazil | |
| 1721 to 1730 | , Governor | |
| 1730 | Under Companhia de Cacheu e Cabo Verde | |
| 1730 to 1732 | , Governor | |
| 17?? to 1736 | , Governor | |
| 17?? to 1743 | , Governor | |
| 17?? to 1746 | , interim Governor | |
| 1746 to 1746 | , Governor | Usurper |
| 1746 to 1746 | , interim Governor | |
| 1746 to 17?? | , Governor | |
| 17?? to 1752 | ..., Governor | |
| 1752 to 1759 | , Governor | |
| 1759 to 1760 | , interim Governor | |
| 1760 to 17?? | , Governor | |
| 17?? to 1790 | ..., Governor | |
| 1790 to 1797 | ||
| April 1797 to ???? | ||
| ???? to 1817 | ..., Governor | |
| 1817 to 18?? | Francisco Félix de Sousa, Governor | 1st Term |
| 1844 to 1845 | , Governor | |
| 1839 to 1845 | ..., Governor | |
| 1845 to 1847/1848 | Francisco Félix de Sousa, Governor | 2nd Term |
| 1849 to 18?? | Quaresma, Governor | |
| 1851 to 1851 | , Governor | |
| 1851 to 8 May 1858 | , subordinate Governor | |
| 1852 to 1853 | , Governor | |
| 1853 to 1858 | , Governor | |
| 1858 to 1858 | Francisco Félix de Sousa, Governor | 3rd Term |
| 1858 to 1861 | Abandoned | |
| 1861 to 1865 | Ceded to French missionaries by the rulers of Dahomey | |
| 23 February 1865 | Reclaimed by Portugal, under the governors of São Tomé and Príncipe | |
| 1865 to 1868 | , Governor | |
| 1868 to 1869 | , Governor | |
| 1869 to ?1872 | Abandoned | |
| ?1872 to 187? | , Governor | |
| 187? to 1878 | , Governor | |
| 1878 to 1879 | , Governor | |
| 1879 to 1881 | Lieutenant , Governor | |
| 1881 to 1883 | ..., Governor | |
| 1883 to 1885 | Lieutenant Fernando Gonçalves, Governor | |
| 1885 to 1885 | , Governor | |
| 1885 to 1885 | Lieutenant , Governor | |
| 1885 to 1886 | Lieutenant , Governor | |
| 1886 to 1887 | Major , Governor | |
| 1887 to 1888 | , Governor | |
| 1888 to 1888 | Captain , Governor | 1st Term |
| 1888 to 1890 | , Governor | 1st Term |
| 1890 to 1890 | , Governor | |
| 1890 to 1893 | Captain | 2nd Term |
| 1893 to 189? | , Governor | 2nd Term |
| 1897 to 1898 | Lieutenant ...Campos, Governor | |
| 1898 to ???? | Lieutenant ... , Governor | |
| 1900 to 19?? | Lieutenant , Governor | |
| 19?? to 1905 | Lieutenant , Governor | |
| 1905 to 1906 | , Governor | |
| 1906 to 1909 | ..., Governor | |
| 1909 to 1911 | , Governor | |
| 1911 to 1911 | , Governor | |
| 1911 to 1912 | , Governor | |
| 1912 to 19?? | ..., Governor | |
| 19?? to 1928 | Lieutenant , Governor | |
| 1928 to 1931 | Captain , Governor | |
| 1932 to 1938 | Captain , Governor | 1st Term |
| 1938 to 1941 | Captain , Governor | |
| 1941 to 1942 | , Governor | Self-proclaimed; not recognized by Portugal |
| 1942 to 1944 | , interim Governor | 1st Term |
| 1944 to 1946 | Captain , Governor | |
| 1946 to 1946 | , Governor | 2nd Term |
| 1946 to 1951 | Captain , Governor | 2nd Term |
| 1951 to 1954 | , Administrator | |
| 1954 to 1956 | , Administrator | |
| 1956 to 1 August 1961 | , Intendant | |
| 1 August 1961 | Annexed by Dahomey | |
| 1975 | Annexation gains Portuguese recognition | |
Sources[]
- http://www.vdiest.nl/Africa/benin.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20050131222928/http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Rotunda/2209/Sao_Joao_Baptista.html
See also[]
- Benin
- Heads of state of Benin
- Heads of government of Benin
- Colonial heads of Benin (Dahomey)
- Ouidah
- Lists of office-holders
Categories:
- History of Benin
- Portuguese colonial governors and administrators
- Portuguese colonisation in Africa
- Portuguese forts