João de Fontes Pereira de Melo (25 January 1780 – 28 October 1856) was a Portuguese politician and a general in the 19th century. He was colonial governor of

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and Minister of the Maritime and Overseas.The Political Thought Studies Centre
He served two terms as colonial governor of Cape Verde: from 1839 to 1842, and from 28 June 1848 to 23 August 1851. From 22 August to 18 December 1847, he was the Maritime and Overseas minister under the

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. He succeeded

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(the Count of Tojal) and was succeeded by Agostinho Albano. He was the father of the Portuguese prime minister

António Maria de Fontes Pereira de Melo António Maria de Fontes Pereira de Melo GCTE KGF (; Lisbon, 8 September 1819 – 22 January 1887) was a Portuguese statesman and engineer. He was a leading parliamentarian and political figure of his time. Among other posts held, he was six t ...

.Pereira de Melo (António Maria de Fontes)
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pereira Melo Joao Fontes 1780 births 1885 deaths People from Elvas Colonial heads of Cape Verde Naval ministers of Portugal

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