Tenure
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Portrait
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Incumbent
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Notes
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Portuguese suzerainty
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Angola Donatária (São Paulo de Loanda) |
Colony
|
1 February 1575 to 1589 |
|
Paulo Dias de Novais, Donatário |
|
Portuguese West Africa |
Crown Colony
|
1589 to 1591 |
|
Luís Serrão [pt], Governor |
|
1591 to June 1592 |
|
André Ferreira Pereira [pt], Governor |
|
June 1592 to 1593 |
|
Francisco de Almeida, Governor |
|
1593 to 1594 |
|
Jerónimo de Almeida, Governor |
|
1594 to 1602 |
|
João Furtado de Mendonça, Governor |
|
1602 to 1603 |
|
João Rodrigues Coutinho, Governor |
|
1603 to 1606 |
|
Manuel Cerveira Pereira, Governor |
1st term
|
1606 to September 1607 |
|
..., Governor |
|
September 1607 to 1611 |
|
Manuel Pereira Forjaz, Governor |
|
1611 to 1615 |
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Bento Banha Cardoso, Governor |
|
1615 to 1617 |
|
Manuel Cerveira Pereira, Governor |
2nd term
|
1617 to 1621 |
|
Luís Mendes de Vasconcellos, Governor |
|
1621 to 1623 |
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João Correia de Sousa, Governor |
|
1623 to 1623 |
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Pedro de Sousa Coelho, Governor |
|
1623 to 1624 |
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Simão de Mascarenhas, Governor |
|
1624 to 4 September 1630 |
|
Fernão de Sousa, Governor |
|
4 September 1630 to 1635 |
|
Manuel Pereira Coutinho, Governor |
|
1635 to 18 October 1639 |
|
Francisco de Vasconcelos da Cunha, Governor |
|
18 October 1639 to 1641 |
|
Pedro César de Meneses, Governor |
|
1641 to October 1645 |
In opposition to the Dutch
|
October 1645 to 1646 |
|
Francisco de Souto-Maior, Governor |
In opposition to the Dutch
|
Dutch suzerainty (Dutch Loango-Angola)
|
Dutch West Africa
|
1641 to 1642 |
|
Pieter Moorthamer, Director |
|
1642 to 1648 |
|
Cornelis Hendrikszoon Ouman, Director |
|
Portuguese suzerainty
|
1646 to 24 August 1648 |
Triumvirate Junta |
|
24 August 1648 to 1651 |
|
Salvador Correia de Sá e Benavides, Governor |
Commander of the Recapture of Angola
|
1651 to March 1652 |
|
..., acting Governor |
|
March 1652 to 1653 |
|
Rodrigo de Miranda Henriques, Governor |
|
1653 to October 1654 |
|
Bartolomeu de Vasconcelos da Cunha, acting Governor |
|
October 1654 to 18 April 1658 |
|
Luís Mendes de Sousa Chichorro, Governor |
|
18 April 1658 to 1661 |
|
João Fernandes Vieira [pt], Governor |
|
1661 to September 1666 |
|
André Vidal de Negreiros, Governor |
|
September 1666 to February 1667 |
|
Tristão da Cunha, Governor |
|
February 1667 to August 1669 |
Junta |
|
August 1669 to 1676 |
|
Francisco de Távora, Governor |
|
1676 to 1680 |
|
Pires de Saldanha de Sousa e Meneses, Governor |
|
1680 to 1684 |
|
João da Silva e Sousa, Governor |
|
1684 to 1688 |
|
Luís Lobo da Silva, Governor |
|
1688 to 1691 |
|
João de Lencastre, Governor |
|
1691 to 1694 |
|
Gonçalo da Costa de Alcáçova Carneiro de Meneses, Governor |
|
1694 to 1697 |
|
Henrique Jacques de Magalhães, Governor |
|
1697/1698 to 1701 |
|
Luís César de Meneses, Governor |
|
1701 to 1702 |
|
Bernardino de Távora de Sousa Tavares, Governor |
|
1705 to 1709 |
|
Lourenço de Almada, Governor |
|
1709 to 1713 |
|
António de Saldanha de Albuquerque Castro e Ribafria, Governor |
|
1713 to 1717 |
|
João Manuel de Noronha, Governor |
|
1717 to 1722 |
|
Henrique de Figueiredo e Alarcão, Governor |
|
1722 to 1725 |
|
António de Albuquerque Coelho de Carvalho, Governor |
|
1725 to 1726 |
|
José Carvalho da Costa, acting Governor |
|
1726 to 1732 |
|
Paulo Caetano de Albuquerque, Governor |
|
1732 to 1738 |
|
Rodrigo César de Meneses, Governor |
|
1738 to 1748 |
|
João Joaquim Jacques de Magalhães, Governor |
|
1748 to 1749 |
|
Fonseca Coutinho, acting Governor |
|
1749 to 1753 |
|
António de Almeida Portugal, 4th Count of Avintes, 1st Marquis of Lavradio, Governor |
|
1753 to 1758 |
|
António Álvares da Cunha, Governor |
|
1758 to 1764 |
|
António de Vasconcelos, Governor |
|
1764 to 1772 |
|
Francisco Inocéncio de Sousa Coutinho, Governor |
|
1772 to 1779 |
|
António de Lencastre, Governor |
|
1779 to 1782 |
|
José Gonçalo da Gama, Governor or João de Camâra, Governor |
|
1782 to 1784 |
Juntas |
|
1784 to 1790 |
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José José de Almeida e Vasconcellos de Soveral e Carvalho, 1st Baron of Moçâmedes, Governor |
|
1790 to 1797 |
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Manuel de Almeida e Vasconcelos de Soveral e Carvalho da Maia Soares de Albergaria, 1st Count of a Lapa, Governor |
|
1797 to 1802 |
|
Miguel António de Melo, Governor |
|
1802 to 1806 |
|
Fernando António de Noronha, Governor |
|
1806 to 1807 |
|
..., Governor |
|
1807 to 1810 |
|
António de Saldanha da Gama, Governor |
|
1810 to 1815 |
|
José de Oliveira Barbosa, Governor |
|
1816 to 1819 |
|
Luís da Mota Fêo e Torres, Governor |
|
1819 to 1821 |
|
Manuel Vieira Tovar de Albuquerque, Governor |
|
1821 to 1822 |
|
Joaquim Inácio de Lima, Governor |
|
1822 to 1823 |
Junta |
|
1823 to 1823 |
|
Cristóvão Avelino Dias, Governor |
|
1823 to 1829 |
|
Nicolau de Abreu Castelo-Branco, Governor |
|
1829 to 1834 |
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José Maria de Sousa Macedo Almeida e Vasconcelos, 1st Baron of Santa Comba Dão, Governor |
|
1834 to 1836 |
Junta |
|
1836 to 1836 |
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Domingos Saldanha de Oliveira Daun, Governor |
|
1837 to 1839 |
|
Bernardo Vidal, Governor-General |
|
1839 to 1839 |
|
António Manuel de Noronha, Governor-General |
|
1839 to 1842 |
|
Manuel Eleutério Malheiro, acting Governor-General |
|
1842 to 1843 |
|
José Xavier Bressane Leite, Governor-General |
|
1843 to 1845 |
|
Lorenço Germack Possolo, Governor-General |
|
1845 to 1848 |
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Pedro Alexandrino da Cunha, Governor-General |
|
1848 to 1851 |
|
Adrião da Silveira Pinto, Governor-General |
|
1851 to 1853 |
|
António Sérgio de Sousa, Governor-General |
|
1853 to 1853 |
|
António Ricardo Graça, Governor-General |
|
1853 to 1854 |
|
Miguel Ximenez Rodrigues Sandoval de Castro e Vargas, 1st Viscount of Pinheiro, Governor-General |
|
1854 to 1860 |
|
José Rodrigues Coelho do Amaral, Governor-General |
1st term
|
1860 to 1861 |
|
Carlos Augusto Franco, Governor-General |
|
1861 to 1862 |
|
Sebastião Lopes de Calheiros e Meneses, Governor-General |
|
1862 to 1865 |
|
José Baptista de Andrade, Governor-General |
1st term
|
1865 to 1868 |
|
Francisco António Gonçalves Cardoso, Governor-General |
|
1868 to 1869 |
|
..., Governor-General |
|
1869 to 1870 |
|
José Rodrigues Coelho do Amaral, Governor-General |
2nd term
|
1870 to 1873 |
|
José Maria da Ponte e Horta, Governor-General |
|
1873 to 1876 |
|
José Baptista de Andrade, Governor-General |
2nd term
|
1876 to 1878 |
|
Caetano Alexandre de Almeida e Albuquerque, Governor-General |
|
1878 to 1880 |
|
Vasco Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses, Governor-General |
|
1880 to 1882 |
|
António Eleutério Dantas, Governor-General |
|
1882 to 14 February 1885 |
|
Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral, Governor-General |
|
Portuguese West Africa Colony
|
14 February 1885 to 1886 |
|
Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral, Governor-General |
|
1886 to 1892 |
|
Guilherme Augusto de Brito Capelo, Governor-General |
1st term
|
25 August 1892 to September 1893 |
|
Jaime Lobo de Brito Godins, acting Governor-General |
|
1893 to 1896 |
|
Álvaro Ferreira, Governor-General |
|
1896 to 1897 |
|
Gilherme Auguste de Brito Capelo, Governor-General |
2nd term
|
1897 to 1900 |
|
António Duarte Ramada Curto, Governor-General |
1st term
|
1900 to 1903 |
|
Francisco Xavier Cabral de Oliveira Moncada, Governor-General |
|
1903 to 1904 |
|
Eduardo Augusto Ferreira da Costa, Governor-General |
1st term
|
1904 to 1904 |
|
Custódio Miguel de Borja, Governor-General |
|
1904 to 1905 |
|
António Duarte Ramada Curto, acting Governor-General |
2nd term
|
1905 to 1906 |
|
Caminho de Ferro de Mossámedes, Governor-General |
|
1906 to 1907 |
|
Eduardo Augusto Ferreira da Costa, Governor-General |
2nd term
|
June 1907 to June 1909 |
|
Henrique Mitchell de Paiva Cabral Couceiro, Governor-General |
|
1909 to 1909 |
|
Álvaro António da Costa Ferreira, acting Governor-General |
|
1909 to 1910 |
|
José Augusto Alves Roçadas, Governor-General |
|
1910 to 1911 |
|
Caetano Francisco Cláudio Eugénio Gonçalves, acting Governor-General |
|
1911 to 1912 |
|
Manuel Maria Coelho, Governor-General |
|
1912 to 15 August 1914 |
|
José Mendes Ribeiro Norton de Matos, Governor-General |
|
Angola Colony
|
15 August 1914 to 1915 |
|
José Mendes Ribeiro Norton de Matos, Governor-General |
|
1915 to 1916 |
|
António Júlio da Costa Pereira de Eça, Governor-General |
|
1916 to 1917 |
|
Pedro Francisco Massano de Amorim, Governor-General |
|
1917 to 1918 |
|
Jaime Alberto de Castro Morais, Governor-General |
|
1918 to 1919 |
|
Filomeno da Câmara Melo Cabral, Governor-General |
|
1919 to 1920 |
|
Mimoso Guerra, acting Governor-General |
|
1920 to 1921 |
|
Francisco Coelho do Amaral Reis, 1st Viscount of Pedralva, Governor-General |
|
1921 to 1924 |
|
José Mendes Ribeiro Norton de Matos, High Commissioner and Governor-General |
|
1924 to 1924 |
|
João Augusto Crispiniano Soares, High Commissioner and Governor-General |
|
1924 to 1926 |
|
Francisco Cunha Rêgo Chaves, High Commissioner and Governor-General |
|
1926 to 1928 |
|
António Vicente Ferreira, High Commissioner and Governor-General |
|
1928 to 1929 |
|
António Damas Mora, acting High Commissioner and Governor-General |
|
1929 to 1931 |
|
Filomeno da Câmara Melo Cabral, High Commissioner and Governor-General |
|
1931 to 1933 |
|
José Dionisio Carneiro de Sousa e Faro, High Commissioner and Governor-General |
|
1933 to 1934 |
|
Eduardo Ferreira Viana, High Commissioner and Governor-General |
|
1934 to 1935 |
|
Júlio Garcês de Lencastre, High Commissioner and Governor-General |
|
1936 to 1940 |
|
António Lopes Mateus, High Commissioner and Governor-General |
|
1940 to 1942 |
|
Manuel da Cunha e Costa Marques Mano, High Commissioner and Governor-General |
|
1942 to 1942 |
|
Abel de Abreu Souto-Maior, High Commissioner and Governor-General |
|
1942 to 1943 |
|
Álvaro de Freitas Morna, High Commissioner and Governor-General |
|
1943 to 1943 |
|
Manuel Pereira Figueira, High Commissioner and Governor-General |
|
1943 to 1947 |
|
Vasco Lopes Alves, High Commissioner and Governor-General |
|
1947 to 1947 |
|
Fernando Mena, High Commissioner and Governor-General |
|
1948 to 11 June 1951 |
|
José Agapito de Silva Carvalho [pt], High Commissioner and Governor-General |
|
Angola Overseas Province of Portugal
|
11 June 1951 to 1955 |
|
José Agapito de Silva Carvalho [pt], High Commissioner and Governor-General |
|
1955 to 1956 |
|
Manuel de Gusmão Mascarenhas Gaivão, High Commissioner and Governor-General |
|
1957 to 15 January 1960 |
|
Horácio José de Sá Viana Rebelo, High Commissioner and Governor-General |
|
15 January 1960 to 23 June 1961 |
|
Álvaro Rodrigues da Silva Tavares, High Commissioner and Governor-General |
|
23 June 1961 to 26 September 1962 |
|
Venâncio Augusto Deslandes [pt], High Commissioner and Governor-General |
|
26 September 1962 to 27 October 1966 |
|
Silvino Silvério Marques, High Commissioner and Governor-General |
1st term
|
27 October 1966 to October 1972 |
|
Camilo Augusto de Miranda Rebocho Vaz [pt], High Commissioner and Governor-General |
|
October 1972 to May 1974 |
|
Fernando Augusto Santos e Castro, High Commissioner and Governor-General |
|
May 1974 to 15 June 1974 |
|
Joaquim Franco Pinheiro, acting High Commissioner and Governor-General |
|
15 June 1974 to 24 July 1974 |
|
Silvino Silvério Marques, High Commissioner and Governor-General |
2nd term
|
24 July 1974 to 29 November 1974 |
|
António Alva Rosa Coutinho, acting High Commissioner and Governor-General |
|
29 November 1974 to 28 January 1975 |
António Alva Rosa Coutinho, High Commissioner and Governor-General |
|
28 January 1975 to 2 August 1975 |
|
António Silva Cardoso, High Commissioner and Governor-General |
|
2 August 1975 to 26 August 1975 |
|
Ernesto Ferreira de Macedo, acting High Commissioner and Governor-General |
|
26 August 1975 to 10 November 1975 |
|
Leonel Cardoso, High Commissioner and Governor-General |
|
10/11 November 1975 |
Independence as People's Republic of Angola[1]
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