Vicente Almeida d'Eça

Vice-Admiral Vicente Manuel de Moura Coutinho de Almeida d'Eça (born July 31, 1918) was the last Governor, then High Commissioner of Portuguese Cape Verde from 1974 to its 1975 independence from Portugal.

d'Eça joined the Portuguese Navy in 1936 as a Cadet and graduated from the Naval Academy 3 years later as an Ensign. His course's patron was Henry the Navigator and this was the first course to attend classes at the new Naval Academy in Alfeite. He was one of the last aviators of the Portuguese Navy and throughout his career he served the Navy in many important and distinguished assignments.

Personal data

Parents – Paulo de Moura Coutinho de Almeida d'Eça and Maria Clotilde Ferreira Pinto Basto Couceiro da Costa de Moura Coutinho
Birthdate – July 31, 1918
Birthplace – Cape Verde
Joined the Portuguese Navy – November 2, 1936 as a Cadet
Marriage – 1943 to Maria Emília dos Reis Neto de Almeida d'Eça
Children – Paulo Manuel Neto de Almeida d'Eça; Fernando Neto de Almeida d'Eça; and Maria Teresa Neto de Almeida d'Eça
Reserve – July 31, 1977
Retirement – July 31, 1988

Service record

Navy Cadet – November 2, 1936
Ensign – October 1, 1939
Lieutenant Jr. Grade – March 1, 1940
Lieutenant – April 8, 1948
Lieutenant Commander – March 1, 1954
Commander – August 14, 1961
Captain – January 9, 1970
Commodore – September 12, 1974
Rear Admiral – December 15, 1975
Vice Admiral – June 2, 1977

Courses

1936/1939 – Naval Academy course
1942 – Aviator Course at the Naval Aviation School “Admiral Gago Coutinho” with a final score of 14,26
1946 – Upgrade Course in Radiotelegraphy and Communications
1950 – Radar Course in England, with a score of 79%
1957 – International Naval Staff and International Short Tactical course in England
1959 – Atomic War course
1961 – College de Defense de l’OTAN (excellent score)
1972/1973 – Superior Naval War Course with a score of 16,2
1973 – The 2 National Defense Course

Written commendations

1937 – Given by the Navy’s Superintendent
1950 – Given by the Navy’s Superintendent
1950 – Given by the Superior Commandant of the Navy’s Air Forces
1951 – Given by the Navy’s Superintendent
1953 – Given by the Captain of the Ship S. Brás
1953 – Given by the Electricity and Communications Department’s Director
1955 – Given by the Admiral Chief-of-Naval Staff
1956 – Given by the Admiral Chief-of-Naval Staff
1957 – Given by the Chief Commandant of the Counter-Torpedo Independent Group
1959 – Given by the Admiral Sub-Chief-of-Naval Staff
1967 – Given by the Guinea’s Maritime Defense Commandant
1969 – Given by the Mozambique’s Naval Commandant
1973 – Given by the Navy’s Material Superintendent
1977 – Given by the General Chief-of-Staff of the Armed Forces
1984 – Given by the General Chief-of-Staff of the Armed Forces
1988 – Given by the General Chief-of-Staff of the Armed Forces

Medals and decorations

Gold Medal for Distinguished Services
Silver Medal for Distinguished Services with Palm
Silver Medal for Distinguished Services (two)
Military Merit Medal (2nd Class)
Degree of commander of the Military Order of Aviz
Degree of officer of the Military Order of Aviz
Gold Military Medal for Exemplar Conduct
Armed Forces Campaigns Commemorative Medal – Guinea (1974)
Armed Forces Campaigns Commemorative Medal – Mozambique (1967/1969)
Armed Forces Campaigns Commemorative Medal – Cape Verde (1975)
Commemorative Naval Medal for the V Centenarian on the Death of Infante D. Henrique (Silver)
Silver Medal for Courage, Abnegation and Humanity (two)
Degree of Commander of the Naval Merit Order (Brazil)
Degree of Officer of the U.S. Legion of Merit
Grand Cross of Naval Merit (Span).

Commands

N.T. Ana Mafalda (27 October 1966 - 5 November 1966)
Captain of the Portuguese Ship Pacheco Pereira ( 27 July 1967 - 15 January 1970)
Captain of the School Number One of the Navy (26 September 1973 - 29 May 1974)
Substitute Captain of Guinea’s Maritime Defence (4 June 1974 to 28 October 1974)

Assignments

November 3, 1940 – January 21, 1941 XO of the Portuguese Ship Mandovi
1947–1949 Radiotelegraphy Instructor of the Naval Aviation School “Admiral Gago Coutinho” from
December 1953 – January 1954 Chief of the NATO Communication Section of the Naval Staff
May 1957 – July 1957 Chief of the Independent Group of Counter-torpedoes
September 5, 1961 – December 16, 1965 Naval Attaché at the Portuguese Embassy in Washington D.C. and Naval Representative at the Portuguese Embassy in Ottawa
February 13, 1970 – September 1973 Director of the de Electricity and Communications Division
After the 25 April 1974 Carnation Revolution, and for a period of 10 years, Adm. Almeida d’Eça was in charge of a very important military mission. This high-ranking officer was the one who led the negotiation process and agreements of the military bases of Flores, Beja and Lages.
January 1975 High-Commissioner in Cape Verde
March 1976 Assistant of the General Chief-of-Staff of the Armed Forces

Rescues

At least twice in his career Almeida d'Eça saved drowning victims. In 1938 while still a cadet he saved a woman who was trying to commit suicide in the Tagus River. In 1944 he rescued a Seaman from drowning in Ponta Delgada/The Azores.

External links

Gold Medal for Distinguished Services

Silver Medal for Distinguished Services with Palm
Silver Medal for Distinguished Services (two)
Gold Military Medal for Exemplar Conduct
Silver Medal for Courage, Abnegation and Humanity (two)

Preceded by Henrique Afonso da Silva Horta	Colonial governor of Cape Verde 1974-1975	Succeeded by became High Commissioner
Preceded by as (Colonial) Governor	High commissioner of Cape Verde 1975	Succeeded by post abolished, Cape Verde became independent

Governors of Cape Verde

Corregedors (Magistrates) (1481-1588)	Pero Lourenço Pero de Guimarães João Alemão Leonis Correia Gaspar Correia Estêvão de Lagos André Feio Simão Afonso Pero Moniz António Ferreira Pero de Araújo Jorge Pimentel Manuel de Andrade Luís Martins Evangelho Gregorio Martins Caminha Bernardo de Alpoim António Velho Tinoco Cristóvão Soares de Melo Diogo Dias Magro Gaspar de Andrade Amador Gomes Raposo

Governors (1588-1974)	Duarte Lobo da Gama Brás Soares de Melo Francisco Lobo da Gama Fernão de Mesquita de Brito Francisco Correia da Silva Francisco Martins de Sequeira Nicolau de Castilho Francisco de Moura Francisco de Moura Rolim Manuel Afonso da Guerra Francisco de Vasconcelos da Cunha João Pereira Corte-Real Cristóvão Cabral Jorge de Castilho Jerónimo Cavalcanti de Albuquerque João Serrão da Cunha Lourenço Garro Jorge de Araújo Roque de Barros do Rego Gonçalo de Gamboa de Ayala Pedro Semedo Cardoso Jorge de Mesquita Castelo-Branco Pedro Ferreira Barreto Francisco de Figueroa António Galvão Manuel da Costa Pessoa Manuel Pacheco de Melo João Cardoso Pássaro Manuel da Costa Pessoa Inácio da Franca Barbosa Veríssimo de Carvalho da Costa Vitoriano da Costa Diogo Ramires Esquível Manuel António Pinheiro da Câmara António Gomes de Mena António Salgado Jorge Cotrim de Melo Gonçalo de Lemos Mascarenhas Rodrigo de Oliveira da Fonseca José Pinheiro da Câmara Manuel Pereira Calheiros e Araújo Serafim Teixeira Sarmento de Sá Baltasar de Sousa Coutinho António Vieira Francisco Miguel da Nóbrega e Vasconcelos Francisco de Oliveira Grans Bento Gomes Coelho José da Fonseca Barbosa João Zuzarte de Santa Maria António José de Eça e Faria Luís António da Cunha de Eça Manuel António de Sousa e Meneses Marcelino Pereira de Ávila António de Barros Bezerra Bartolomeu de Sousa de Brito Tigre João Jácome de Brito Barena Henriques Joaquim Salema de Saldanha Lobo António do Vale de Sousa e Meneses Duarte de Melo da Silva Castro e Almeida Francisco de São Simão António Machado de Faria e Maia Francisco José Teixeira Carneiro José da Silva Maldonado de Eça Marcelino António Bastos D. António Coutinho de Lencastre António Pusich João da Mata Chapuzet Caetano Procópio Godinho de Vasconcelos D. Duarte da Costa de Sousa de Macedo José Coutinho de Lencastre Manuel António Martins Joaquim Pereira Marinho Domingos Correia Arouca Joaquim Pereira Marinho João de Fontes Pereira de Melo Francisco de Paula Bastos José Miguel de Noronha João de Fontes Pereira de Melo Fortunato José Barreiros António Maria Barreiros Arrobas Sebastião Lopes de Calheiros e Meneses Januário Correia de Almeida Carlos Joaquim Franco José Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses Caetano Alexandre de Almeida e Albuquerque G. C. Lopes de Macedo Vasco Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses António de Nascimento Pereira de Sampaio João Paes de Vasconcellos João Cesário de Lacerda Augusto César Cardoso de Carvalho José Guedes Brandão de Melo Fernando de Magalhães e Menezes José Guedes Brandão de Melo Alexandre Alberto da Rocha de Serpa Pinto João Cesário de Lacerda Arnaldo de Novais Guedes Rebelo Francisco de Paula Cid António Alfredo Barjona de Freitas Amâncio de Alpoim Cerqueira Borges Cabral D. Bernardo António da Costa de Sousa de Macedo Martinho Pinto de Queiros Montenegro António de Macedo Ramalho Ortigão Artur Marinha de Campos Joaquím Pedro Vieira Júdice Bicker Abel Fontoura da Costa Teófilo Duarte Manuel Firmino de Almeida da Maia Magalhães Filipe Carlos Días de Carvalho Julio Henríques d'Abreu João de Almeida António Álvares Guedes Vaz Amadeu Gomes de Figueiredo José Diogo Ferreira Martins João de Figueiredo Carlos Alberto Garcia Alves Roçadas Manuel Marques de Abrantes Amaral António Augusto Peixoto Correia Silvino Silvério Marques Leão Maria Tavares Rosado do Sacramento Monteiro António Adriano Faria Lopes dos Santos Basílio Pina de Oliveira Seguro Sérgio Fonseca Henrique Afonso da Silva Horta Vicente Manuel de Moura Coutinho de Almeida d'Eça

High commissioner (1974-1975)	Vicente Manuel de Moura Coutinho de Almeida d'Eça

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