José Augusto Alves Roçadas (April 6, 1865 in Vila Real

Vila Real, Portugal

Vila Real is a city in Vila Real Municipality, Trás-os-Montes, northern Portugal.According to the 2001 census, the city had a total of 24,481 inhabitants.- History :...

, Portugal

Portugal

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 - June 28, 1926) was an officer of the Portuguese Army

Portuguese Army

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 and a colonial administrator.

As a colonial administrator, Alves Roçadas served as Governor of the District of Huíla in Angola

Angola

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...

 (1905 - 1908), Governor of Macau

Governor of Macau

The Governor of Macau was a Portuguese colonial official who headed the colony of Macau, before 1623 called Captain-major . The post was replaced on December 20, 1999 upon the transfer of administration to the People's Republic of China by the office of the Chief Executive of the Macau Special...

 (1908-1909) and Governor-General of Angola (1909).

During World War I, Alves Roçadas served as the commanding officer of Portuguese forces in southern Angola, leading them in combat in the South-West Africa Campaign

South-West Africa Campaign

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 against the invading German forces

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.