Paulo Bénard Guedes (

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, 5 October 1892 –

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, 11 September 1960) was the 127th

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. He was also a general of the Portuguese army. Paulo Bénard Guedes was born in Lisbon in 1892. He began his military career early, having specialized in the Infantry branch in 1913. He also underwent a course of the Colonial School (now the Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas of the

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). He served in

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during

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, and entered the Republican National Guard on his return to

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. He was also successful at the Directorate of Diplomatic Services. During

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, Bénard Guedes assumed the role of Interim Governor of

. In the early 1950s, after a series of military commanders, between 1952 and 1958, he was appointed to the post of the Governor-General of Portuguese India. He was the lieutenant to Duarte Nuno. Paulo Bénard Guedes died in

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, in

city, in 1960. General Paulo Bénard Guedes, was awarded Officer of the

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, Grand-Officer of the

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and of the

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; comenda of the

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, of the

, of the Holy See, and of the

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of Spain, the

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medal of gold of Military Valor, and the medals of the expedition to Mozambique, the Victory (with star Silver) and the Silver Medal of Exemplary Behaviour.

Decorations

* Medalha da Rainha Dona Amélia da Expedição a Moçambique de

(? de ? de 1???) * which entitled him to wear the

(? de ? de 19??) * Medalha da Vitória com Estrela de Prata de

(? de ? de 19??) * Oficial da Ordem Militar da Torre e Espada, do Valor, Lealdade e Mérito de

(6 de Fevereiro de 1922) * Medalha de Prata de Comportamento Exemplar de

(? de ? de 19??) * Comendador da Ordem Militar de Avis de

(19 de Setembro de 1941) * Grande-Oficial Ordem Militar de Avis de

(2 de Março de 1949) * Comendador da Ordem de São Gregório Magno do Vaticano ou da Santa Sé (20 de Novembro de 1953) * Grã-Cruz da Ordem do Mérito Civil de Espanha (5 de Maio de 1954); recebeu, ainda, a * Grande-Oficial da Ordem do Império de

(25 de Maio de 1957)

Notes

References

* Redacção Quidnovi, com coordenação de

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, ''História de Portugal, Dicionário de Personalidades'', Volume XV, Ed. QN-Edição e Conteúdos, S.A., 2004. * PEREIRA, A. Gonçalves, ''Tratado de Todos os Vice-Reis e Governadores da Índia'', Lisboa, Editorial Enciclopédia, 1962. * Kamat, V.V., Resurgent Goa: Goan society from 1900 to 1961, 2018. Governors-general of Portuguese India 1892 births 1960 deaths Politicians from Lisbon Military personnel from Lisbon Portuguese generals University of Lisbon alumni Portuguese expatriates in Portuguese Mozambique {{Portugal-politician-stub

Decorations

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