Colonial heads of Portuguese Guinea
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What follows is a list of colonial heads of Portuguese Guinea
(now Guinea-Bissau
).
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
For continuation after independence see: Heads of State of Guinea-Bissau
Portuguese Guinea
Portuguese Guinea was the name for what is today Guinea-Bissau from 1446 to September 10, 1974.-History:...
(now Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
The Republic of Guinea-Bissau is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Senegal to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west....
).
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Portuguese Suzerainty | ||
| 1879 to 1881 | Agostinho Coelho, Governor | |
| 1881 to 1884 | Pedro Inácio de Gouveia, Governor | 1st Term |
| 1885 to 1886 | Francisco de Paula Gomes Barbosa, Governor | |
| 1886 to 1887 | José Eduardo de Brito, Governor | |
| 1887 to 1887 | Eusebio Castelo do Valle, Governor | |
| 30 May 1887 to 4 September 1888 | Francisco Teixeira da Silva, Governor | |
| 1888 to 1890 | Joaquim da Graça Correia e Lança, Governor | |
| 1890 to 1891 | Augusto Rogério Gonçalves dos Santos, Governor | |
| 30 April 1891 to 1895 | Luís Augusto de Vasconcelos e Sá, Governor | |
| 1895 to 1895 | Eduardo Oliveira, Governor | |
| 1895 to 1897 | Pedro Inácio de Gouveia, Governor | 2nd Term |
| 1897 to 1898 | Álvaro Herculano da Cunha, acting Governor | 1st Term |
| 1898 to 1899 | Albano Mendes de Magalhães Ramalho, Governor | |
| 1899 to 1900 | Álvaro Herculano da Cunha, acting Governor | 2nd Term |
| 1901 to 1903 | Joaquim Pedro Vieira Júdice Biker, acting Governor | |
| 1903 to 1904 | Alfredo Cardoso de Soveral Martins, acting Governor | |
| 1904 to 1904 | João Mateus Lapa Valente, acting Governor | |
| 1904 to 1906 | Carlos de Almeida Pessanha, Governor | |
| 1906 to 1909 | João Augusto de Oliveira Muzanty, Governor | |
| 1909 to 1910 | Francelino Pimentel, Governor | |
| 23 October 1910 to August 1913 | Carlos de Almeida Pereira, Governor | |
| 1913 to 1914 | José António de Andrade Sequeira, Governor | 1st Term |
| 1914 to 1915 | José de Oliveira Duque, Governor | 1st Term |
| 1915 to 1917 | José António de Andrade Sequeira, Governor | 2nd Term |
| 1917 to 1917 | 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 |
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| 1917 to 1919 | Carlos Ivo de Sá Ferreira, Governor | |
| 1919 to 1919 | José de Oliveira Duque, Governor | 2nd Term |
| 1919 to 1919 | José Luis Teixeira Marinho, Governor | |
| 1919 to 1920 | Henrique Alberto de Sousa Guerra, Governor | |
| 1921 to 1926 | Jorge Frederico Vélez Caroco, Governor | |
| 1927 to 1931 | António Leite de Magalhães, Governor | |
| 1931 to 1932 | João José Soares Zilhão, Governor | |
| 1932 to 1940 | Luís António de Carvalho Viegas, Governor | |
| 1941 to 1945 | Ricardo Vaz Monteiro, Governor | |
| 25 April 1945 to 1950 | Manuel Maria Sarmento Rodrigues, Governor | |
| 1951 to 1953 | Raimundo António Rodrigues Serrão, Governor | |
| 1954 to 1956 | Diogo António José Leite Pereira de Melo e Alvim Diogo António José Leite Pereira de Melo e Alvim Diogo António José Leite Pereira de Melo e Alvim was a former Portuguese colonial Governor of Portuguese Guinea .-See also:*Guinea-Bissau**Heads of State of Guinea-Bissau**Heads of Government of Guinea-Bissau... , Governor |
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| 1957 to 1958 | Álvaro Rodrigues da Silva Tavares, Governor | |
| 1959 to 1962 | António Augusto Peixoto Correia, Governor | |
| 1962 to 1965 | Vasco António Martínez Rodrigues, Governor | |
| 1965 to 1968 | Arnaldo Schulz, Governor | |
| 20 May 1968 to 1973 | António de Spínola António de Spínola António Sebastião Ribeiro de Spínola , GCTE, ComA was a Portuguese soldier, conservative politician and author, who was important in the transition to democracy following the Portuguese Carnation... , Governor |
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| 30 August 1973 to 24 September 1973 | José Manuel Bettencourt Rodrigues, Governor | |
| Republic of Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau The Republic of Guinea-Bissau is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Senegal to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west.... |
Declaration of Independence | |
| 24 September 1973 to 27 April 1974 | José Manuel Bettencourt Rodrigues, Governor | |
| 27 April 1974 to 2 May 1974 | Mateus da Silva, Governor | |
| 2 May 1974 to May 1974 | San Gouveia, Governor | |
| May 1974 to 10 September 1974 | Carlos Fabião, Governor | |
| 10 September 1974 | Independence recognised as Republic of Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau The Republic of Guinea-Bissau is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Senegal to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west.... |
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For continuation after independence see: Heads of State of Guinea-Bissau
Heads of state of Guinea-Bissau
-Presidents of Guinea-Bissau :-Affiliations:-Latest election:-See also:*Guinea-Bissau**List of heads of government of Guinea-Bissau...
See also
- Guinea-BissauGuinea-BissauThe Republic of Guinea-Bissau is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Senegal to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west....
- Heads of State of Guinea-BissauHeads of state of Guinea-Bissau-Presidents of Guinea-Bissau :-Affiliations:-Latest election:-See also:*Guinea-Bissau**List of heads of government of Guinea-Bissau...
- Heads of Government of Guinea-BissauHeads of government of Guinea-Bissau-Prime Ministers of Guinea-Bissau :-Affiliations:-See also:*Guinea-Bissau**List of heads of state of Guinea-Bissau**List of colonial heads of Portuguese Guinea...
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- Colonial Heads of CacheuColonial heads of Cacheu-List of Colonial Heads of Cacheu:The territory is located in Guinea-Bissau.-See also:*Guinea-Bissau**Heads of State of Guinea-Bissau**Heads of Government of Guinea-Bissau**Colonial Heads of Portuguese Guinea**Colonial Heads of Bissau*lists of incumbents...
- Heads of State of Guinea-Bissau
- lists of incumbents
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