Silvino Silvério Marques (23 March 1918 – 1 October 2013) was a Portuguese colonial administrator and a general of the Portuguese Army. He was

governor of Cape Verde The islands of Cape Verde were uninhabited when discovered and claimed by Portugal in 1456. A Portuguese colony was established in 1462. The islands were united as a single crown colony in 1587. In 1951, the islands became an overseas prov ...

from 1958 to 1962, and governor of Angola for two terms: from 1962 to 1966, and in 1974. He was administrator of the National Steel Industry from 1967 to 1970, interim director of Armed Engineers and 2nd Commander of the Military Region of Mozambique from 1971 to January 1973. In May 1974, he was installed by general

António de Spínola António Sebastião Ribeiro de Spínola (generally referred to as António de Spínola, ;This surname, however, was not accompanied by the grammatical nobiliary particle "de". 11 April 1910 – 13 August 1996) was a Portuguese military off ...

as governor of Angola, but was removed from office after two months for not giving guarantees to follow instructions from the National Salvation Junta. He was retired into reserve in 1975. He revived the following decorations:, search result for "Silvino Silvério Marques" * Officer of the Military Order of Avis of Portugal (14 January 1954) * Commander of the Military Order of Avis of Portugal (27 September 1958) * Grand Officer of the

Order of the Colonial Empire The Order of the Colonial Empire (Portuguese:"Ordem do Império Colonial") was a Portugal, Portuguese Order (decoration), established on 13 April 1932 as a colonial order of knighthood, to reward services by soldiers and civilians in the Portugues ...

(3 November 1963)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Marques Silvino Silverio 1918 births 2013 deaths Colonial heads of Cape Verde Governors of Portuguese Angola Portuguese colonial governors and administrators Portuguese generals

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