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Governor of Macau
Profiles tagged “Governor of Macau”.
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Melo Egídio: the general-governor who visited Beijing at the turn of the 1980s
Nuno Viriato Tavares de Melo Egídio
A Portuguese general and statesman who governed Macau from 1979 to 1981. During his tenure he made an invited visit to Beijing in 1980 and met Vice-Premier Deng Xiaoping to discuss Macau affairs and Sino-Portuguese relations. He later served as Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.
Carlos Melancia: the engineer-governor whose tenure ended in resignation
Carlos Montez Melancia
A Portuguese engineer and politician who became Governor of Macau in 1987 and advanced infrastructure including the new airport. He resigned in 1990 amid a controversy over an airport consultancy contract, with Rocha Vieira succeeding him in 1991; he was later acquitted in the courts.
Pinto Machado: the physician-professor who served a brief governorship
Joaquim Germano Pinto Machado Correia da Silva
A Portuguese medical professor and politician who became Governor of Macau in May 1986, serving about a year until 1987. His brief tenure fell in the early transition period around the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration. He returned to academia after leaving office.
Almeida e Costa: the rear-admiral governor of the early 1980s
Vasco Fernando Leote de Almeida e Costa
A Portuguese rear admiral who governed Macau from 1981 to 1986. Before his posting he had served as Minister of Internal Administration and briefly as interim Prime Minister of Portugal in 1976. His tenure advanced the modernisation of Macau.
Rocha Vieira: the last Portuguese Governor of Macau, who oversaw the 1999 handover
Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira
A general of the Portuguese Army who governed Macau from 1991 to 1999, the last Portuguese Governor of Macau. His tenure spanned the transition period and concluded with the handover of Macau on 20 December 1999.
Garcia Leandro: the post-Carnation-Revolution governor who drafted the Organic Statute
José Eduardo Martinho Garcia Leandro
A Portuguese lieutenant-general who became Governor of Macau (1974–1979) after the 1974 Carnation Revolution. During his tenure he drew up the Organic Statute of Macau, approved by Portuguese legislation in 1976, which reclassified Macau as a "Chinese territory under Portuguese administration".