Carlos Montez Melancia (21 August 1927 – 23 October 2022) was a Portuguese politician. He was the Governor of Macau from 9 July 1987 to 23 April 1992.[citation needed]

Carlos Montez Melancia
Governor of Macau
In office
9 July 1987 – 23 April 1992[citation needed]
PresidentMário Soares
Prime MinisterAníbal António Cavaco Silva
Preceded byJoaquim Pinto Correia
Succeeded byVasco Rocha Vieira
Personal details
Born(1927-08-21)21 August 1927
Alpiarça, Portugal
Died23 October 2022(2022-10-23) (aged 95)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese文禮治
Simplified Chinese文礼治
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWén Lǐzhì
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingman4 lai5 zi6

Biography

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Melancia was born in Alpiarça, Santarém District, Portugal in 1927.[1] In 1990,[2] his alleged corruption affairs were published in the media. He was subsequently indicted for suspected bribe taking by the Prosecutor General of the Republic, thus causing him to resign as Governor of Macau in that year.[2] Melancia was later acquitted and found innocent of all charges by the Portuguese Supreme Court in 1994.[2] He also served as Minister of Industry and Technology (1978), Minister of the Sea (1983–1985) and Minister of the Social Equipment (1985).[3][4][5]

Melancia was the godson of José Relvas, a key figure of the 5 October 1910 revolution and prominent politician in the First Portuguese Republic. Carlos Melancia died on 23 October 2022, at the age of 95.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Date of Birth
  2. ^ a b c Santos Alves, Jorge (2013). Governadores de Macau. Livros do Oriente. ISBN 9789993786634.
  3. ^ Camilo, Diogo (24 October 2022). "Morreu Carlos Melancia, antigo governador de Macau". Rádio Renascença. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  4. ^ The High Commission against Corruption and Administrative Illegality – the Anti-Corruption Agency of Macau Archived 19 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ (in Chinese)"The life of seven ex-Governors of Macau in Portugal". (30 April 2007). Macau Daily News.
  6. ^ "Morreu Carlos Melancia depois de queda aos 95 anos. Foi governador de Macau". Notícias de Coimbra. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.