António Augusto Peixoto Correia, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Portuguese colonial administrator
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Place of Birth: Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Portugal
About António Augusto Peixoto Correia
- António Augusto Peixoto Correia (11 October 1913 – 16 March 1988) was a Portuguese colonial administrator, military officer and politician.
- He was born 11 October 1913 in Vila Nova de Gaia, a suburb of Porto in northern Portugal.
- He was a navy officer, and was governor of the District of Huíla in Angola in 1955.
- Between 1957 and 1958, he was governor of Cape Verde.
- He succeeded Manuel Marques de Abrantes Amaral and was succeeded by Silvino Silvério Marques.He was governor of Portuguese Guinea (Guinea-Bissau) between 1958 and 1962.
- During his tenure as governor, the Pidjiguiti massacre took place, which started the Guinea-Bissau War of Independence.
- He was succeeded by Vasco António Martins Rodrigues.
- He was Minister of the Overseas from 4 December 1962 to 19 March 1965 under Prime Minister Salazar.
- He was vice-president of the Council of Overseas Territories from 1960 to 1970.
- He was member of the National Assembly of Portugal from 1965 until 1973.
- He died on 16 March 1988.
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