Sebastião Lopes de Calheiros e Meneses (24 January 1816 – 20 November 1899) was a Portuguese colonial administrator. He was the governor of

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and of Angola. He was born on 24 January 1816 in Geraz do Lima, northern Portugal. His father was Pedro Lopes de Calheiros e Meneses.Sebastião Lopes de Calheiros e Meneses
Ponte de Lima cultural He succeeded

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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 ...

on 28 March 1858, and was succeeded by

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in June 1860. He succeeded Carlos Augusto Franco as governor of Angola in February 1861, and was succeeded by José Baptista de Andrade in September 1862. He was Minister of Public Works in the government of Sá da Bandeira (1868-1869).Governo de Sá da Bandeira (1868–1869)
politipedia.pt He died in Viana do Castelo on 20 November 1899.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lopes de Calheiros e Meneses, Sebastiao 1816 births 1899 deaths People from Viana do Castelo Colonial heads of Cape Verde Governors of Portuguese Angola Finance ministers of Portugal Government ministers of Portugal Portuguese colonial governors and administrators

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