This is a list of colonial and provincial heads of Cabinda. The Cabinda Province, an exclave of present-day Angola, was once colonized by the Portuguese Empire along with the rest of Angola, until the nation became independent in 1975. The province has had a head since 1885.
List of Colonial and Provincial Heads of Cabinda
The colonial head of Cabinda was known as the Resident from 1885 to 1899. Beginning in 1899, the colonial (and later, provincial) head administrator has been known as a Governor ().
TenureIncumbentNotesPortuguese Protectorate of Cabinda1885 to 1886Jaime Pereira de Sampaio Forjaz de Serpa Pimentel, Resident 31 May 1887Cabinda becomes seat of the Congo district1890 to 1892José António de Miranda, ResidentDid not take office1892 to 1897João Francisco Nunes, Resident 1897 to 1897Luís Gonzaga Ribeiro, Resident 1899End of Cabindan administrative autonomy1899 to 1899Henrique Quirino da Fonseca, Resident Congo District (Governors)14 July 1887 to 1889João de Brissac das Neves Ferreira, Governor 1889 to 1890António de Azeredo de Vasconcelos, Governor 1890 to 1893António Sérgio de Sousa, Governor 1893 to 1895Nuno de Freitas Queriol, Governor1st Term1895 to 1896Jaime Pereira de Sampaio Forjaz de Serpa Pimenta, Governor 1895 to 1896Eduardo Augusto Gomes de Sousa, Governor?1st Term1896 to 1897Nuno de Freitas Queriol, Governor2nd Term1897 to 1897Eduardo Augusto Gomes de Sousa, Governor?2nd Term1897 to 1899Luís Bernardino Leitão Xavier, Governor 1899 to 1900Henrique Quirino da Fonseca, Governor 1900 to 1900Augusto Pereira do Vale, Governor 1900 to 1901Jaime da Fonseca Monteiro, Governor 1901 to 1901Pedro de Azevedo Coutinho, Governor 1901 to 1901Raúl Correia Betancourt de Furtado, Governor 1901 to 1902João dos Santos Pereira Jardim, Governor Intendancy of CabindaUnder Maquela1921 to 1922 1922Dependent on Zaire districtIntendancy of Zaire and Cabinda1930 to 1932 Intendancy of CabindaDirectly dependent on the governor-general of Angola1932 to 1934 Intendancy of Cabinda1934Dependent on Portuguese Angola1934 to 1945 District of Cabinda (Governors)1946 to 1949Raúl de Lima, Governor 1949 to 1956Ismael Pais, Governor 1956 to 1956João Baptista Duarte Pinheiro, Governor 1956 to 1957Jaime António Tavares Machado Banazol, Governor 1957 to 1958Norberto Augusto Lopes, Governor 1959 to 1961José Paulo Paixão Barradas, Governor 1961 to 1963Júlio de Araújo Ferreiro, Governor 1964 to 1965Artur João Cabral Carmona, Governor 1965 to 1966Adriano Augusto Pires, Governor 1966 to 1968João Tiroa, Governor 1968 to 1970Américo Agostinho Mendonça Frazão, Governor 1970 to 1971Eurico Ferreira Gonçalves, Governor 1971 to 1975João António Pinheiro, Governor 1975 to 1975Themudo Barata, Governor November 1975 to January 1976FNLA control as part of Democratic People's Republic of Angola1 August 1975Independence declared (Cabinda Republic) not recognized by Portugal or AngolaJanuary 1976Cabinda occupied by Angolan governmentCabinda Province (Governors)1975 to ?1993 ... 1991 to 1991Maria Mambo Café September 1992Briefly occupied by Frente para a Libertação do Enclave de Cabinda?1993 to January 1995Augusto Tomás January 1995 to April 2002José Amaro Tati 2002 to 2009José Anibal Lopes Rochas 2009 to 2012Mawete João Baptista 2012 to 2017Aldina Matilde Barros da Lomba 2017 to ??? ??? ??? to 2024 Mara Baptista Quiosa 2024 to presentSuzana Fernanda Pemba Massiala de Abreu
References
See also Cabinda Heads of state of Cabinda Heads of government of Cabinda Angola Heads of state of Angola Heads of government of Angola President of Angola Prime Minister of Angola Colonial heads of Angola Lists of office-holders