Sarmento Rodrigues
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Manuel Maria Sarmento Rodrigues (1899 - 1979) was a naval officer, colonist and professor. He was born in 1899 in Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Portugal
. He attended a secondary school in Bragança and attended the University of Coimbra. He entered the Naval School
and concluded the marine course in 1921.
As a junior officer, he embarked in the República on board which he was accompanied by Gago Coutinho
and Sacadura Cabral
through the South Atlantic and in the Lis, he was the aide-de-camp of the Governor General of India and on board the transport Pero de Alenquer
. He gave assistance to the victims of the 1926 Faial earthquake. He extensively travelled to the Portuguese colonies of the Far East and Africa.
In 1936, he was part of the Hydrographic Mission of the Adjacent Islands. He was put in charge in the survey of the seas of the Azores and the Madeira Islands.
In 1941, he assumed the command of the torpedo-boat destroyer Lima, which he kept until 1945. Under his command, the Lima participated in various operations of rescues of torpedo ships in the seas of the Azores during World War II
. He later attended Escola Superior Colonial.
As a senior official, he became a colonial administrator, being the Governor General of Guinea between 1946 and 1949. In 1950, he became governor general of Salazar
as Ministry of the Colonies (partly in 1951, Ministry of Ultramar
), having these implemented functions on the vast reform of the Portuguese colonial administration, he visited the Far East
, Southeast Asia
and Africa
. Between 1961 and 1964, he was governor general of Mozambique
(now independent).
He died in Lisbon
in 1979.
He is an author of Ancoradouros das Ilhas dos Açores (Anchorage of the Azores Islands) and No Governo da Guine: Discursos e Afirmacoes (1949).
Portugal
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. He attended a secondary school in Bragança and attended the University of Coimbra. He entered the Naval School
Portuguese Naval School
The Portuguese Naval School is a university-level naval academy in Lisbon, Portugal. Founded in 1845, the school is located at the Lisbon Naval Base, on the south bank of the Tagus river.-Academics:...
and concluded the marine course in 1921.
As a junior officer, he embarked in the República on board which he was accompanied by Gago Coutinho
Gago Coutinho
Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho, GCTE, GCC, generally known simply as Gago Coutinho was a Portuguese aviation pioneer who, together with Sacadura Cabral , was the first to cross the South Atlantic Ocean by air, from March to June 1922 , from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro.The Fairey IIIB seaplane used by...
and Sacadura Cabral
Sacadura Cabral
Artur de Sacadura Freire Cabral, GCTE , known simply as Sacadura Cabral , was a Portuguese aviation pioneer who in 1922, together with Gago Coutinho , conducted the first flight across the South Atlantic Ocean, and also the first using astronomical navigation only, from Lisbon, Portugal, to Rio de...
through the South Atlantic and in the Lis, he was the aide-de-camp of the Governor General of India and on board the transport Pero de Alenquer
Pêro de Alenquer
Pêro de Alenquer Portuguese explorer of the African coast. Accompanied Bartolomeu Dias in his journey around the Cape of Good Hope in 1487/1488. Latter wrote a description of Vasco da Gama's first voyage to India. Pêro was born in Alenquer....
. He gave assistance to the victims of the 1926 Faial earthquake. He extensively travelled to the Portuguese colonies of the Far East and Africa.
In 1936, he was part of the Hydrographic Mission of the Adjacent Islands. He was put in charge in the survey of the seas of the Azores and the Madeira Islands.
In 1941, he assumed the command of the torpedo-boat destroyer Lima, which he kept until 1945. Under his command, the Lima participated in various operations of rescues of torpedo ships in the seas of the Azores during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. He later attended Escola Superior Colonial.
As a senior official, he became a colonial administrator, being the Governor General of Guinea between 1946 and 1949. In 1950, he became governor general of Salazar
Salazar
- Angola :* Vila Salazar, Portuguese colonial name for the city of N'dalatando in the province of Cuanza Norte- Spain :* Salazar , a village in the municipality of Villarcayo de Merindad de Castilla la Vieja, province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León* Salazar Valley, in...
as Ministry of the Colonies (partly in 1951, Ministry of Ultramar
Ultramar
Ultramar is a Canadian oil refining and marketing company formerly known as Golden Eagle or Aigle d'or. Its head office is in Montreal...
), having these implemented functions on the vast reform of the Portuguese colonial administration, he visited the Far East
Far East
The Far East is an English term mostly describing East Asia and Southeast Asia, with South Asia sometimes also included for economic and cultural reasons.The term came into use in European geopolitical discourse in the 19th century,...
, Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
and Africa
Africa
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. Between 1961 and 1964, he was governor general of Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
(now independent).
He died in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
in 1979.
He is an author of Ancoradouros das Ilhas dos Açores (Anchorage of the Azores Islands) and No Governo da Guine: Discursos e Afirmacoes (1949).