Jaime Silvério Marques (1915 – 14 January 1986) was a Portuguese brigadier-general and colonial administrator.

Biography

Marques completed the

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course at the Army School in 1940, shortly afterwards integrated in the Expeditionary Corps sent to the Azores. He had been mobilized for various service commissions in

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and

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. On 18 September 1959, he was appointed the

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, replacing Pedro Correia de Barros. In February 1961, he designated Macau as a "permanent gaming religion", and officially positioned Macau as a low taxation region. Since then, gaming and tourism was regarded as Macau's major economic activities. He left office on 17 April 1962. When on 25 April 1974 the

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broke out in Portugal, Marques joined the

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that took power.Centro de Documentação 25 de Abril : Cronologia da Revolução
.A Revolução: A Junta de Salvação Nacional
. On 29 April, he was appointed Chief of Staff of the Army. On 30 September, he was removed from the National Salvation Junta together with

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and Manuel Diogo Neto, just after the resignation of

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. In Macau, Avenue of Governor Jaime Silvério Marques (''Avenida do Governador Jaime Silvério Marques'', 馬濟時總督大馬路) was named after him.

References

External links

"O Governador que mudou Macau: Jaime Silvério Marques". ''O Clarim'', 8 de Junho de 2012
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marques, Jaime Silvério 1915 births 1986 deaths Portuguese military officers Governors of Macau Officers of the Order of Aviz Commanders of the Order of Aviz