Teófilo Duarte
| Teófilo Duarte | |
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| Colonial governor of Cape Verde | |
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In office 1918–1919 |
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| Preceded by | Abel Fontoura da Costa |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Firmino de Almeida da Maia Magalhães |
| Colonial governor of Portuguese Timor | |
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In office 1880–1881 |
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| Preceded by | Raimundo Enes Meira |
| Succeeded by | Cesário Augusto de Almeida Viana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 October 1898 Idanha-a-Nova, Oledo |
| Died | 16 May 1958 Lisbon |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
Teófilo Duarte (6 October 1898 – 16 May 1958) was a Portuguese colonial administrator, a military personnel and a politician. He was leader of the Portuguese Legion, the Minister of Colony and took part in administrative roles in different companies in the Portuguese overseas colonies.
He was born in Idanha-a-Nova in Oledo.
He studied at São Fiel College, a Jesuit college in Covilhã and later made preparations for admission to the Military School at the University of Coimbra, as a cavalier. In 1914, he was promoted an officer, he was arrested in 1916 for collaborating with a communal revolt led by Machado Santos on December 13. In the following year, he took part in a revolt led by Sidónio Pais, having commanded the 7th Cavalry Regiment. He was later posted as captain.
He became governor of Cape Verde from 1918 to 1919, the year that a democratic revolution took place in Covilhã and Álvaro de Castro in Santarém.
After the death of Sidónio Pais, he was high commissioner of the Castelo Branco district, he took part in a revolt against the government of José Relvas, later he went to prison for six months. In 1920, he was fired from the Portuguese Army.
He was Governor of Portuguese Timor from 30 September 1926 to 22 December 1928. He came to the colony on September 30. He brought Portuguese immigration to the colony.
Between 1936 and 1937, he was member of the Central Board of the Portuguese Legion which was run by rJoão Pinto da Costa Leite (Lumbrales) presiding João Nepomuceno Namorado de Aguiar as commander-general, Armando Álvaro Gil Fortée Rebelo and Artur Águedo de Oliveira. He was removed from the post in 1937 and resulted in a great internal crisis that occurred in June.
He was Minister of Colonies from 2 February 1947 to 2 August 1950, director of the Mozambique Company and Benguela Railway Company. Before his death, he was head of the Banco Nacional Ultramarina (BNU).
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