José Eduardo Martinho Garcia Leandro

José Eduardo Martinho Garcia Leandro (born 1939) is a Portuguese lieutenant-general and former colonial administrator. he is currently a member of the General Council of Universidade Aberta, professor at the Institute of Political Studies at the Catholic University of Portugal, curator and administrator of the Jorge Álvares Foundation and corresponding academic at the International Academy of Portuguese Culture.[1]

José Eduardo Martinho Garcia Leandro
CvA ComA GCIH
Governor of Macau
In office
19 November 1974 – 27 November 1979
Preceded byJosé Manuel de Sousa e Faro Nobre de Carvalho
Succeeded byNuno Viriato Tavares de Melo Egídio
Personal details
Born1939 (age 83–84)
Luanda, Angola, Portugal
NationalityPortuguese
Alma materColégio Militar
Military Academy
Chinese name
Chinese李安道

Biography

Leandro began his military career at the Colégio Militar in 1950. He joined the Military Academy in 1957, where he completed the Artillery course in 1960. Later, he had mobilized for various service commissions in Angola, Guinea, Timor and Macau.[1]

He served as chief of staff of Governor of Timor from 1968 to 1970.[1] On 19 November 1974, he was appointed the Governor of Macau, replacing José Manuel de Sousa e Faro Nobre de Carvalho.[2] During his tenure, he drew up the Estatuto Orgânico de Macau,[3] an organic law which was later approved by Portuguese legislation on 17 February 1976, reclassified Macau as a "Chinese territory under Portuguese administration" (território chinês sob administração portuguesa).[4] He left office on 27 November 1979.[2]

Works
  • Timor: um país para o século XXI
  • Macau nos Anos da Revolução Portuguesa 1974-1979

Honours

References
  1. "Garcia Leandro, Biografia". gradiva.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  2. "澳門百科全書 附件三:人名錄". Virtual library of Macau (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  3. On the Necessity of Maintaining the Working Structure of the Legislative Assembly of the Macao SAR
  4. "Texto integral do Estatuto Orgânico de Macau" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2008-03-23.
  5. "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas" (in Portuguese). Presidência da República Portuguesa. Retrieved 2016-03-18. Search results for "José Eduardo Martinho Garcia Leandro"
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