List of colonial governors of Portuguese Timor
Introduction Map of East Timor.This is a list of European (as well as Australian and Japanese) colonial administrators responsible for the territory of Portuguese Timor, an area equivalent to modern-day East Timor.
List (Dates in italics indicate ''de facto'' continuation of office)25px Portuguese Timor (''Timor Português'')  Portrait Incumbent Tenure Notes Head(s) of stateFromUntil'''Portuguese suzerainty'''''Subordinated to Portuguese India''1100px'''António de São Jacinto'''Captain16471649In Cupão90px'''John IV'''''João IV''House of Braganza2100px'''Francisco Carneiro'''Captain16491652In Cupão3100px'''...'''Captain1652166290px'''Alphonso VI'''''Afonso VI''House of Braganza4100px'''Simão Luís'''Captain166216645100px'''Simão Luís'''Captain-Major166516666100px'''António Hornay'''Captain-Major''Ad Interim''166616691st time7100px'''Fernão Martins da Ponte'''Captain-Major''Ad Interim''166916708100px'''Mateus da Costa'''Captain-Major''Ad Interim''167116739100px'''António Hornay'''Captain-Major''Ad Interim''167316802nd time10100px'''João Antunes Portugal'''Captain-Major16801680Sent by the Kingdom of Portugal but refused by settlers11100px'''António Hornay'''Captain-Major''Ad Interim''168016933rd time90px'''Peter II'''''Pedro II''House of Braganza12100px'''Francisco Hornay'''Captain-Major''Ad Interim''1694169613100px'''António de Mesquita Pimentel'''Captain-Major1696169714100px'''André Coelho Vieira'''Captain-Major1697169715100px'''Domingos da Costa'''Captain-Major''Ad Interim''1697170216100px'''António Coelho Guerreiro'''Governor''20 February 1702''170517100px'''Lourenço Lopes'''Governor1705170618100px'''Manuel Ferreira de Almeida'''Governor170617081st time90px'''John V'''''João V''House of Braganza19100px'''Jácome de Morais Sarmento'''Governor1708170920100px'''Manuel de Souto-Maior'''Governor1709171421100px'''Manuel Ferreira de Almeida'''Governor171417142nd time22100px'''Domingos da Costa'''Governor1714171823100px'''Francisco de Melo e Castro'''Governor1718171924100px'''Manuel de Santo António'''Governor1719172225100px'''António de Albuquerque Coelho'''Governor1722172526100px'''António Moniz de Macedo'''Governor172517291st time27100px'''Pedro de Melo'''Governor1729173128100px'''Pedro do Rego Barreto da Gama e Castro'''Governor1731173429100px'''António Moniz de Macedo'''Governor173417392nd time30100px'''...'''Governor''Ad Interim''1739174131100px'''Manuel Leonís de Castro'''Governor1741174532100px'''Francisco Xavier Moraes Doutel'''Governor1745174833100px'''Manuel Correia de Lacerda'''Governor1748175190px'''Joseph I'''''José I''House of Braganza34100px'''Manuel Doutel de Figueiredo Sarmento'''Governor1751175935100px'''Sebastião de Azevedo e Brito'''Governor1759176036100px'''...'''Governor''Ad Interim''1760176337100px'''Dionísio Gonçalves Rebelo Galvão'''Governor1763176538100px'''...'''Governor''Ad Interim''1765176839100px'''António José Teles de Meneses'''Governor1768177640100px'''Caetano de Lemos Telo de Meneses'''Governor1776177990px'''Mary I'''''Maria I''House of Braganza&90px'''Peter III'''''Pedro III''House of Braganza41100px'''Lourenço de Brito Correia'''Governor1779178242100px'''João Anselmo de Almeida Soares'''Governor1782178543100px'''João Baptista Vieira Godinho'''Governor1785178844100px'''Feliciano António Nogueira Lisboa'''Governor1788179045100px'''Joaquim Xavier de Morias Sarmento'''Governor1790179446100px'''João Baptista Verquaim'''Governor1794180047100px'''José Joaquim de Sousa'''Governor1800180448100px'''João Vicente Soares da Veiga'''Governor1804180749100px'''António de Mendonça Côrte-Real'''Governor1807181050100px'''António Botelho Homem Bernardes Pessõa'''Governor1810181051100px'''Joaquim António Duarte da Silva Veloso'''Governor1810181252100px'''Vitorino Freire da Cunha Gusmão'''Governor1812181553100px'''José Pinto Alcoforado de Azevedo e Sousa'''Governor1815181990px'''John VI'''''João VI''House of Braganza54100px'''Gregório Rodrigues Pereira'''Governor1819182155100px'''Manuel Joaquim de Matos e Góis'''Governor1821183290px'''Peter IV'''''Pedro IV''House of Braganza90px'''Mary II'''''Maria II''House of Braganza90px'''Michael I'''''Miguel I''House of Braganza56100px'''Miguel da Silveira Lorena'''Governor1832183257100px'''Miguel Carlos da Cunha da Silveira e Lorena'''Governor1832183458100px'''José Maria Marques'''Governor1834183990px'''Mary II'''''Maria II''House of Braganza&90px'''Ferdinand II'''''Fernando II''House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Koháry59100px'''Frederico Leão Cabreira de Brito Alvelos Drago Valente'''Governor18391844''Subordinated to Portuguese Macau''60100px'''Julião José da Silva Vieiras'''Governor1844184861100px'''António Olavo Monteiro Torres'''Governor1848''30 October 1850''''Separate colony''62100px'''António Olavo Monteiro Torres'''Governor''30 October 1850''185163100px'''José Joaquim Lopes de Lima'''Governor''23 June 1851''''15 September 1851''''Subordinated to Portuguese Macau''64100px'''José Joaquim Lopes de Lima'''Governor''15 September 1851''''8 September 1852''Died in office65100px'''Manuel de Saldanha da Gama'''Governor1852185690px'''Peter V'''''Pedro V''House of Braganza''Subordinated to Portuguese India''66100px'''Luís Augusto de Almeida Macedo'''Governor1856185967100px'''Afonso de Castro'''Governor1859186390px'''Louis I'''''Luís I''House of Braganza''Separate overseas province''68100px'''José Manuel Pereira de Almeida'''Governor1863186469100px'''José Eduardo da Costa Meneses'''Governor18641866''Subordinated to Portuguese Macau''70100px'''Francisco Teixeira da Silva'''Governor18661869100px'''António Joaquim Garcia'''Governor71100px'''Pedro Carlos de Aguiar Craveiro Lopes'''Governor18701870Did not take office72100px'''João Clímaco de Carvalho'''Governor18701871100px'''Manuel de Castro Sampaio'''Governor73100px'''Hugo Goodair de Lacerda Castelo Branco'''Governor187318761st time74100px'''Joaquim António da Silva Ferrão'''Governor18761878100px'''José Alves da Costa'''Governor75100px'''Hugo Goodair de Lacerda Castelo Branco'''Governor187818802nd time76100px'''Augusto César Cardoso de Carvalho'''Governor18801881100px'''José dos Santos Vaquinhas'''Governor77100px'''Bento da França Pinto de Oliveira'''Governor18821883100px'''Porfírio Zeferino de Sousa'''Governor1st time100px'''Francisco de Paula da Lua'''Governor78100px'''João Maria Pereira'''Governor18831885100px'''Cipriano Forjaz'''Governor1st time79100px'''Alfredo de Lacerda Maia'''Governor1885''3 March 1887''80100px'''António Joaquim Garcia'''Governor1887188781100px'''António Francisco da Costa'''Governor1887188882100px'''Rafael Jácome Lopes de Andrade'''Governor1888188983100px'''Porfírio Zeferino de Sousa'''Governor188918902nd time90px'''Charles I'''''Carlos''House of Braganza84100px'''Cipriano Forjaz'''Governor189018942nd time85100px'''Porfírio Zeferino de Sousa'''Governor189418943rd time86100px'''José Celestino da Silva'''Governor1894''15 October 1896''''Separate colony''87100px'''José Celestino da Silva'''Governor''15 October 1896''190888100px'''Jaime Augusto Vieira da Rocha'''Governor''Ad Interim''1908190890px'''Emmanuel II'''''Manuel II''House of Braganza89100px'''Eduardo Augusto Marquês'''Governor1908190990100px'''Gonçalo Pereira Pimenta de Castro'''Governor190919101st time91100px'''Alfredo Cardoso de Soveral Martins'''Governor1910''30 October 1910''90px'''Teófilo Braga'''Provisional President of the First Portuguese Republic92100px'''Anselmo Augusto Coelho de Carvalho'''Governor''Ad Interim''1910191093100px'''José Carrazeda Caldas Viana e Andrade'''Governor''Ad Interim''1910191094100px'''Filomeno da Câmara Melo Cabral'''Governor191119131st time; served during the East Timorese rebellion of 1911–1290px'''Manuel de Arriaga'''President of the First Portuguese Republic95100px'''Gonçalo Pereira Pimenta de Castro'''Governor''Ad Interim''191319142nd time96100px'''Filomeno da Cámara Melo Cabral'''Governor191419172nd time90px'''Teófilo Braga'''President of the First Portuguese Republic90px'''Bernardino Machado'''President of the First Portuguese Republic97100px'''César de Abreu'''Governor''Ad Interim''19171917100px'''José Machado Duarte Júnior'''Governor''Ad Interim''98100px'''Luís Augusto de Oliveira Franco'''Governor''Ad Interim''191719191st time90px'''Sidónio Pais'''President of the First Portuguese Republic90px'''João do Canto e Castro'''President of the First Portuguese Republic99100px'''Manuel Paulo de Sousa Gentil'''Governor1919192090px'''António José de Almeida'''President of the First Portuguese Republic100100px'''Luís Augusto de Oliveira Franco'''Governor''Ad Interim''192019212nd time101100px'''José de Paiva Gomes'''Governor192119211st time102100px'''Humberto dos Santos Leitão'''Governor''Ad Interim''192119211st time103100px'''José de Paiva Gomes'''Governor192119232nd time90px'''Manuel Teixeira Gomes'''President of the First Portuguese Republic104100px'''Humberto dos Santos Leitão'''Governor''Ad Interim''192319242nd time105100px'''Raimundo Enes Meira'''Governor1924192690px'''Bernardino Machado'''President of the First Portuguese Republic106100px'''Teófilo Duarte'''Governor1926192990px'''José Mendes Cabeçadas'''President of the Second Portuguese Republic90px'''Manuel Gomes da Costa'''President of the Second Portuguese Republic '''Óscar Carmona'''President of the Second Portuguese Republic107100px'''Cesário Augusto de Almeida Viana'''Governor19291930108100px'''Abel Teixeira da Costa Tavares'''Governor''Ad Interim''19301930109100px'''Antonio Baptista Justo'''Governor19301933110100px'''José Luís Fontoura de Sequeira'''Governor''Ad Interim''19331933111100px'''Raúl de Antas Manso Preto Mendes Cruz'''Governor19331936112100px'''Eduardo Bernardo Lápido Loureiro'''Governor''Ad Interim''19361936113100px'''Álvaro Eugénio Neves da Fontoura'''Governor19371940114100px'''António Jacinto Magro'''Governor''Ad Interim''19401940115100px''''''Governor1940''8 December 1945''Considered himself a prisoner during allied rule from December 1941 until February 1942; confined by Japanese from February 1942 until August 1945'''Allied occupation of Portuguese Timor'''116100px'''William Leggatt'''Commander of Australian forces''17 December 1941''''20 February 1942''90px'''George VI'''House of Windsor100px''''''Commander of Dutch forces''17 December 1941''''20 February 1942''90px'''Wilhelmina'''House of Orange-Nassau'''Japanese occupation of Portuguese Timor'''117100px'''Takeo Itō'''Commander''20 February 1942''''20 February 1942''Commanding officer of Japanese landing forces90px'''Emperor Shōwa'''昭和天皇118100px'''Sadashichi Doi'''Commander''20 February 1942''''August 1942''119100px'''Yuitsu Tsuchihashi'''Commander''August 1942''''22 November 1944''120100px'''Kunitaro Yamada'''Commander''22 November 1944''''11 September 1945'''''Portuguese Timor'''121100px''''''Governor1940''8 December 1945''Considered himself a prisoner during allied rule from December 1941 until February 1942; confined by Japanese from February 1942 until August 1945 '''Óscar Carmona'''President of the Second Portuguese Republic122100px''''''Governor19461950123100px'''César Maria de Serpa Rosa'''Governor1950''11 June 1950''''Overseas province'' 100px'''César Maria de Serpa Rosa'''Governor''11 June 1950''195812490px'''António de Oliveira Salazar'''Acting President of the Second Portuguese Republic90px'''Francisco Craveiro Lopes'''President of the Second Portuguese Republic125100px'''Filipe José Freire Temudo Barata'''Governor1959196390px'''Américo Tomás'''President of the Second Portuguese Republic126100px'''José Alberty Correia'''Governor19631968127100px'''José Nogueira Valente Pires'''Governor19681972100px'''Fernando Alves Adeía'''Governor1972197412890px'''''National Salvation Junta'''''90px'''António de Spínola'''President of the Third Portuguese Republic90px'''Francisco da Costa Gomes'''President of the Third Portuguese Republic129100px'''Mário Lemos Pires'''Governor''18 November 1974''''27 November 1975''From 11 August 1975, on Atauro Island''Unilateral Declaration of Independence as '''Democratic Republic of East Timor'''''''Invaded and occupied by '''Indonesia''' (from 17 July 1976, annexed as East Timor province). Not recognized by Portugal; remained recognized by United Nations as Portuguese territory. ''130100px'''Arnaldo dos Reis Araújo''' Governor''3 August 1976''''19 September 1978'' 90px'''Suharto'''President of Indonesia90px'''B. J. Habibie'''President of Indonesia131100px'''Guilherme Maria Gonçalves''' Governor''19 September 1978''''18 September 1982''132100px'''Mário Viegas Carrascalão'''Governor''18 September 1982''''18 September 1992''133100px '''José Abílio Osório Soares'''Governor ''18 September 1992'' ''19 October 1999''''Referendum votes for independence 78%''''International Administration (from 28 February 2000, under UN Administration; United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor UNTAET). ''134100px'''Sérgio Vieira de Mello'''Transitional Administrator''25 October 1999''''19 May 2002'' 90px'''Kofi Annan'''Secretary-General of the United Nations''Independence as '''Democratic Republic of East Timor'''''For continuation after independence, ''see:'' President of East Timor
See also * East Timor** Politics of East Timor** President of East Timor** Prime Minister of East Timor* East Timor (Indonesian province)#Governors* List of colonial Residents of Dutch Timor* List of rulers of Timor* Lists of office-holders
Further reading *
External links *  World Statesmen – Timor-Leste (East Timor)