Silvino Silvério Marques

Silvino Silvério Marques (23 March 1918 – 1 October 2013) was a Portuguese colonial administrator and a general of the Portuguese Army.[1] He was governor of Cape Verde from 1958 to 1962,[2] and governor of Angola for two terms: from 1962 to 1966, and in 1974.[3] He was administrator of the National Steel Industry from 1967 to 1970, interim director of Armed Engineers and 2nd Commander of the Military Region of Mozambique from 1971 to January 1973.[1] In May 1974, he was installed by general António de Spínola as governor of Angola, but was removed from office after two months for not giving guarantees to follow instructions from the National Salvation Junta.[1] He was retired into reserve in 1975.[1]

Silvino Silvério Marques
Colonial governor of Cape Verde
In office
1958–1962
Preceded byAntónio Augusto Peixoto Correia
Succeeded byLeão Maria Tavares Rosado do Sacramento Monteiro
Colonial governor of Angola
In office
5 November 1962 – 27 October 1966
Preceded byVenâncio Augusto Deslandes
Succeeded byCamilo Augusto de Miranda Rebocho Vaz
Colonial governor of Angola
In office
15 June 1974 – 24 July 1974
Preceded byFernando Augusto Santos Castro
Succeeded byAntónio Alva Rosa Coutinho
Personal details
Born(1918-03-23)March 23, 1918
Nazaré
DiedOctober 1, 2013(2013-10-01) (aged 95)
Lisbon
NationalityPortuguese

He revived the following decorations:[4]

See also

References
  1. "General Silvino Silvério Marques". Dos Veteranos da Guerra do Ultramar. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  2. "Cape Verde". worldstatesmen.org.
  3. "Angola". worldstatesmen.org.
  4. "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Presidência da República Portuguesa. Retrieved 7 November 2018., search result for "Silvino Silvério Marques"
Preceded by
António Augusto Peixoto Correia		 Colonial governor of Cape Verde
1958-1962		 Succeeded by
Leão Maria Tavares Rosado do Sacramento Monteiro
Preceded by
Venâncio Augusto Deslandes		 Governor of Angola
1962-1966		 Succeeded by
Camilo Augusto de Miranda Rebocho Vaz
Preceded by
Joaquim Franco Pinheiro		 Governor of Angola
1974		 Succeeded by
António Alva Rosa Coutinho
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