Mário Lemos Pires
20th-century Portuguese officer and governor of East Timor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mário Lemos Pires CvA (30 June 1930 – 22 May 2009) was a major-general of the Portuguese Army and the last colonial governor of Portuguese Timor.
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Mário Lemos Pires | |
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Governor of Portuguese Timor | |
In office 8 November 1974 (1974-11-08) – 27 November 1975 (1975-11-27) | |
President | Francisco da Costa Gomes |
Preceded by | Fernando Alves Aldeia |
Succeeded by | Francisco Xavier do Amaral (as President of East Timor) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1930-06-30)30 June 1930 Lamego, Portugal |
Died | 22 May 2009(2009-05-22) (aged 78) Lisbon, Portugal |
Alma mater | Portuguese Military Academy |
Awards | Order of Aviz (Knight) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Portugal |
Branch/service | Portuguese Army |
Years of service | 1948–1985 |
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