Joaquim Pinto Correia

Joaquim Germano Pinto Machado Correia da Silva (15 June 1930 – 14 March 2011) was the 124th Governor of Macau from 5 May 1985 to 8 July 1987.[1][2] As a physician, he was the first Governor of Macau who was not a military general.[3][4] He advocated humanism and social welfare during his term of office, and visited Guangzhou on 22–24 February 1987.[5][6] He resigned from office in May 1987, giving rise to the rumour that his resignation was related to corruption.[7]

Joaquim Pinto Correia
Governor of Macau
In office
5 May 1985 – 8 July 1987
Preceded byVasco de Almeida e Costa
Succeeded byCarlos Montez Melancia
Personal details
Born(1930-06-15)15 June 1930
Porto, Portugal
Died14 May 2011(2011-05-14) (aged 80)
Porto, Portugal
NationalityPortuguese
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese馬俊賢
Simplified Chinese马俊贤

See also

References
  1. List of Governor of Macau
  2. Bibliography
  3. (in Chinese)"The life of seven ex-Governor of Macau in Portugal". (30 April 2007). Macao Daily News.
  4. The training of doctors today Archived 2009-12-19 at the Wayback Machine In this article, it is shown that he is the first editor of the journal “Medical Education”, showing that he was a doctor.
  5. (in Chinese)Encyclopaedia of Macau It is recorded in the appendix 1, Encyclopaedia of Macau that Machado visited China in 22–24 February 1987.
  6. 吳志良、楊允中, ed. (Nov 1999). "Appendix 1". 《澳門百科全書》 (in Chinese). Macao Foundation. ISBN 972-658-078-1. Archived from the original on 2008-04-11.
  7. (in Chinese)Article from www.chinareviewnews.com


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