Teófilo Duarte
Colonial governor of Cape Verde
In office
9 March 1918 – 1919
Preceded byAbel Fontoura da Costa
Succeeded byManuel Firmino de Almeida Maia Magalhães
Colonial governor of Portuguese Timor
In office
30 September 1926 – 22 December 1928
Preceded byRaimundo Enes Meira
Succeeded byCesário Augusto de Almeida Viana
Personal details
Born6 October 1898
Idanha-a-Nova
Died16 May 1958
Lisbon
NationalityPortuguese

Teófilo Duarte (6 October 1898 – 16 May 1958) was a Portuguese colonial administrator, a military officer and a politician. He was a supporter of the Sidonist movement and the Estado Novo.[1]

He was born on 6 October 1898 in Idanha-a-Nova, eastern Portugal. An army officer, he was governor of Cape Verde from 9 March 1918 to 1919.[2] Having participated in movements against the democratic governments, he was dismissed from the Portuguese Army in 1920, only to be reinstated after the 28 May 1926 coup d'état.[1] He was governor of Portuguese Timor from 30 September 1926 to 22 December 1928.[3] He encouraged Portuguese immigration to the colony, including political deportees.[4] Under his rule, forced labour took a rise in East Timor.[5]

He was Minister of Colonies from 4 February 1947 to 2 August 1950 under Prime Minister Salazar.[6] On 1 September 1950, he was awarded with the Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ.[7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Barreto, Madalena. Teófilo Duarte (PDF). Retrieved 27 February 2015. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ↑ "Cape Verde". worldstatesmen.org.
  3. ↑ "Portuguese Timor". worldstatesmen.org.
  4. ↑ "History of Timor" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Technical University of Lisbon. (pdf)
  5. ↑ "Chronologie de l'histoire du Timor (1512-1945) suivie des événements récents (1975-1999)" [Chronology of the History of Timor (1512-1945) and the Recent Events (1975-1999)] (PDF) (in French).
  6. ↑ Governo de António de Oliveira Salazar (1932-1968), politipedia.pt
  7. ↑ "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas" (in Portuguese). Presidency of the Portuguese Republic. Retrieved 1 August 2013.

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