Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira
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Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira, GCTE GCC GCIH ComA (Chinese: 韋奇立; born 16 August 1939), is a retired Portuguese Army officer who was the last Governor of Macau.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rocha and the second or paternal family name is Vieira.
Quick Facts 138th Governor of Macau, President ...
Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira | |||||||||||
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138th Governor of Macau | |||||||||||
In office 23 April 1992 – 20 December 1999 | |||||||||||
President | Mário Soares Jorge Sampaio | ||||||||||
Preceded by | Carlos Melancia | ||||||||||
Succeeded by | Edmund Ho Hau Wah (Chief Executive of Macau) | ||||||||||
Chancellor of the Ancient Military Orders | |||||||||||
In office 24 April 2006 – 9 March 2016 | |||||||||||
President | Aníbal Cavaco Silva | ||||||||||
Preceded by | Rui de Alarcão | ||||||||||
Succeeded by | Jaime Gama | ||||||||||
Minister for the Azores | |||||||||||
In office 10 July 1986 – 18 April 1991 | |||||||||||
Prime Minister | Aníbal Cavaco Silva | ||||||||||
Preceded by | Tomás George da Conceição Silva | ||||||||||
Succeeded by | Mário Pinto | ||||||||||
Chief of the Army General Staff | |||||||||||
In office 14 July 1976 – 3 April 1978 | |||||||||||
Preceded by | António Ramalho Eanes | ||||||||||
Succeeded by | Pedro Gomes Cardoso | ||||||||||
Personal details | |||||||||||
Born | (1939-08-16) 16 August 1939 (age 84) Lagoa, Portugal | ||||||||||
Political party | Independent | ||||||||||
Spouse | Maria Leonor de Andrada Soares de Albergaria | ||||||||||
Children | Pedro (b. 1977) João (b. 1979) Filipe (b. 1984) | ||||||||||
Occupation | Army officer | ||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 韋奇立 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 韦奇立 | ||||||||||
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