Carlos Melancia

Carlos Montez Melancia (21 August 1927 – 23 October 2022) was a Portuguese politician who was the Governor of Macau from 9 July 1987 to 22 April 1992.

Carlos Montez Melancia
Governor of Macau
In office
9 July 1987 – 22 April 1992
Preceded byJoaquim Pinto Correia
Succeeded byVasco Rocha Vieira
Personal details
Born(1927-08-21)21 August 1927
Alpiarça, Portugal
Died23 October 2022(2022-10-23) (aged 95)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese文禮治
Simplified Chinese文礼治

Biography

Melancia was born in Alpiarça, Santarém District, Portugal in 1927.[1] In 1992, his alleged corruption affairs were published in the media. He was subsequently indicted for suspected bribe taking by the Prosecutor General of the Republic, thus causing him to resign from the post in that year. Melancia was later acquitted and found innocent of all charges by the Portuguese Supreme Court in 2002. He also served as Minister of Industry and Technology (1976–1978) and Minister of the Sea (1983–1985).[2][3]

Melancia was the godson of José Relvas, a key figure of the 5 October 1910 revolution and prominent politician in the First Portuguese Republic. Carlos Melancia died on 23 October 2022, at the age of 95.[4]

See also

References
  1. Date of Birth
  2. The High Commission against Corruption and Administrative Illegality – the Anti-Corruption Agency of Macau Archived 19 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. (in Chinese)"The life of seven ex-Governors of Macau in Portugal". (30 April 2007). Macau Daily News.
  4. "Morreu Carlos Melancia depois de queda aos 95 anos. Foi governador de Macau". Notícias de Coimbra. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.


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