Pedro Correia de Barros (20 June 1911 – 2 February 1968) was a Portuguese navy officer and colonial administrator.
Pedro Correia de Barros | |||||||||||
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| Governor of Macau | |||||||||||
| In office 8 March 1957 – 18 September 1959 | |||||||||||
| President | Francisco Craveiro Lopes Américo Tomás | ||||||||||
| Prime Minister | António de Oliveira Salazar | ||||||||||
| Preceded by | Joaquim Marques Esparteiro | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jaime Silvério Marques | ||||||||||
| Governor-general of Mozambique | |||||||||||
| In office 1958–1961 | |||||||||||
| Preceded by | Gabriel Maurício Teixeira | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Manuel Sarmento Rodrigues | ||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||
| Born | 20 June 1911[1] Loulé, Portugal[1] | ||||||||||
| Died | 2 February 1968 (aged 56)[1] Lisbon, Portugal[1] | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 白覺理 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 白觉理 | ||||||||||
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Biography
editBarros was born in Loulé. He graduated from the Naval School in 1932. He also had taken the courses of seaplane military observer pilot (1937) and the general naval war course (1949). On 8 March 1957, Barros was appointed the Governor of Macau, replacing Joaquim Marques Esparteiro. He left office on 18 September 1959.[2] He served as High Commissioner and Governor-General of Mozambique between 1958 and 1961.[3][4][1]
In December 1966, political demonstrations and rioting against Portuguese rule in Macau occurred, which was known as the 12-3 incident. As a former governor, Barros was sent to investigate the present situation of Macau. He requested negotiations, but was rejected by the Guangdong government.[5]
Honours
edit- Commander of Military Order of Aviz (27 September 1954)[6]
- Grand-officer of Order of the Colonial Empire (2 September 1961)[6]
- Officier of Order of the Black Star (France, 8 January 1954)[7]
- Grand-officer of Order of the Star of Grand Comoro (Morocco, 5 June 1956)[7]
- 3rd Class Cross of Order of Naval Merit (Spain, 20 August 1965)[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "de Barros, Pedro Correia, 1911-1968". National Archives Catalog. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ "澳門百科全書 附件三:人名錄". Virtual library of Macau (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- ^ World statesmen: Mozambique
- ^ Rulers: Mozambique
- ^ "葡萄牙殖民管治時期" (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas" (in Portuguese). Presidência da República Portuguesa. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
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- ^ a b c "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas" (in Portuguese). Presidência da República Portuguesa. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
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