Altino Pinto de Magalhães
| Altino Pino de Magalhães | |
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| President of the Regional Junta of the Azores | |
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In office 22 August 1975 – 29 August 1976 |
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| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Mota Amaral (as President of the Government of the Azores) |
| Military Governor of the Azores | |
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In office 6 January 1975 – 29 August 1976 |
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| Governor of Uíge District | |
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In office 1972–1974 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Altino Amadeu Pinto de Magalhães 8 May 1922 Ribalonga, Carrazeda de Ansiães, Portugal |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Portuguese Military Academy |
| Profession | Army officer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Portugal |
| Service/branch | Portuguese Army |
| Rank | General |
Altino Pinto de Magalhães (Ribalonga, Carrazeda de Ansiães; 8 May 1922) was an Army Officer in the Portuguese Armed Forces, Military Governor and official in the Ministry of the Army, as well as the President of the Junta Regional of the Azores. He was a general in the Portuguese Armed Forces, who, while having a conservative style, supported the Carnation Revolution of 25 April 1974.
During his time at the Army Academy, Altino studied Infantry, Transmission and Information, the general and complimentary courses in Officers training, as well as taking an aviation course to provide tourist services.
He was promoted to ensign in March 1943 while in Lamego, and served with the 9th Regimental Infantry in São Miguel and Terceira. He served in Portuguese Angola between 1946 and 1948, where he was promoted to lieutenant before serving in Braga. Before returning to Angola, where he served between 1949 and 1953, he was made promoted to captain in December 1948. He served in the Ministry of the Army between 1953 and 1961, becoming a major by December 1957 and later lieutenant-colonel by May 1961, before being transferred to Madeira (Funchal). He returned to the Ministry between 1963 and 1969, being invested as colonel in 1968. He joined the Quartel General da Região Militar (Military Regional General Garrison) in Angola in 1969–71, serving in the Estado Maior do Exército (Army Staff) and regional command, advancing to the position of Brigadier by August 1973.
He was nominated to the position of Military Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces in the Azores on 6 January 1975 (a function that he served until 29 August 1976).
He arrived in Ponta Delgada during a period of heightened tensions after the Revolution, during a political crisis and ideological conflict between anti-communists and separatists. On 6 June 1975 a protest in Ponta Delgada was held, in direct countervention to the prohibition of organized gatherings, which quickly degenerated into a separatist manifestation. The military tried to block protesters from protesting at the Conceição Palace, then-residence of the Civil Governor (António Borges Coutinho), but took a significant left-leaning tone. Magalhães met with Coutinho, but in the middle of the confusion, the Civil Governor resigned, which provoked a wave of cheers from the protesters and cries for the independence of the Azores. What followed were negotiations between the commander-in-chief and a group of protesters. After the protesters had calmed-down, orders were sent to arrest some of the personalities considered responsible for the subversive acts related to the manifestation, and they were deported to Terceira.
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