Abel Fontoura da Costa
Portuguese soldier, politician, and scientist
About Abel Fontoura da Costa
Lived 1869 – 1940 (aged 70). Abel Fontoura da Costa was a Portuguese historian and politician.
Abel Fontoura da Costa (9 December 1869 – 7 December 1940) was a Portuguese colonial administrator, a military officer, a politician and a scientist.
He attended the Royal Military College and enlisted into the Navy in 1887. His highest rank was Captain. In 1901, he took part in a commission that marked the boundary between Portuguese Angola and Congo Free State. He was Minister of Agriculture in 1923, in the government of António Maria da Silva. He was the director of the Escola Náutica from 1936 to 1939. Commander of the Military Order of Avis of Portugal (11 March 1919) Grand Officer of the Military Order of Avis of Portugal (19 October 1920)
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Who was Abel Fontoura da Costa?
Portuguese soldier, politician, and scientist (1869–1940)
When was Abel Fontoura da Costa born?
Abel Fontoura da Costa was born on 9 December 1869 in Alpiarça.
When did Abel Fontoura da Costa die?
Abel Fontoura da Costa died on 7 December 1940 in Lisbon.
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Abel Fontoura da Costa was a historian and politician.
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Abel Fontoura da Costa was Portuguese.
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