António Augusto Peixoto Correia (11 October 1913 – 16 March 1988) was a Portuguese colonial administrator, military officer and politician. He was born 11 October 1913 in Vila Nova de Gaia, a suburb of Porto in northern Portugal.António Augusto Peixito Correia
at the Portuguese Parliament's page He was a navy officer, and was governor of the District of Huíla in Angola in 1955. Between 1957 and 1958, 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 ...

. He succeeded Manuel Marques de Abrantes Amaral and was succeeded by

Silvino Silvério Marques Silvino Silvério Marques (23 March 1918 – 1 October 2013) was a Portuguese colonial administrator and a general of the Portuguese Army. He was List of colonial governors of Cape Verde, governor of Cape Verde from 1958 to 1962, and List of coloni ...

. He was governor of Portuguese Guinea (Guinea-Bissau) between 1958 and 1962. During his tenure as governor, the

Pidjiguiti massacre The Pidjiguiti massacre (also spelled Pijiguiti) was an incident that took place on 3 August 1959 at the Port of Bissau's Pijiguiti docks in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea. Dock workers went on strike, seeking higher pay, but a manager called the ...

took place, which started the

Guinea-Bissau War of Independence The Guinea-Bissau War of Independence (), or the Bissau-Guinean War of Independence, was an armed independence conflict that took place in Portuguese Guinea from 1963 to 1974. It was fought between Portugal and the African Party for the Independ ...

. He was succeeded by Vasco António Martins Rodrigues. He was Minister of the Overseas from 4 December 1962 to 19 March 1965 under Prime Minister Salazar. He was vice-president of the Council of Overseas Territories from 1960 to 1970. He was member of the

National Assembly of Portugal The Assembly of the Republic (Portuguese: ''Assembleia da República'', ), commonly referred to as simply Parliament (Portuguese: ''Parlamento''), is the unicameral parliament of Portugal. According to the Constitution of Portugal, the parliament ...

from 1965 until 1973. He died on 16 March 1988.Livro Mestre - Classe Marinha: N
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Peixoto Correia, Antonio Augusto 1913 births 1988 deaths Colonial heads of Cape Verde Governors of Portuguese Guinea Portuguese colonial governors and administrators Portuguese expatriates in Angola

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