Henrique Afonso da Silva Horta

Henrique Afonso da Silva Horta (21 September 1920 – 29 January 2012) was a Portuguese colonial administrator, and a vice-admiral of the Portuguese Navy.

He entered the Naval School in 1940, and served as naval officer in the 1950s in Portuguese Guinea, where he was also president of Bissau's municipal council. He was the last commander of the navy school ship Sagres II and the first commander of the Sagres III in 1961. He was Minister of the Republic for the Azores Autonomous Region from 11 September 1978 until 28 April 1981. Commander of the Order of Prince Henry Grand Cross of the Order of Christ Grand Cross of the Military Order of Avis foreign: Austria: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit Belgium: Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II Brazil: Officer of the Order of Naval Merit, Silver Medal of Merit Santos-Dumont, Knight of Order of Aeronautical Merit, Medal of Merit Tamandaré Congo: Grand Officer of the Order of Merit Denmark: Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog Egypt: 1st Class of the Order of Merit France: Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honour Greece: Grand Cross of the Order of the Phoenix Hungary: Grand Cross of the Order of the Flag Iceland: Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon Italy: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit Luxembourg: Grand Cross of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau Malta: Grand Cross of the Order pro Merito Melitensi Norway: Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav Spain: Cross of First Class with White Badge of the Order of Naval Merit United Kingdom: Grand Officer of the Royal Victorian Order Yugoslavia: Grand Cross of the Order of the Yugoslav Flag