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Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira was born on 16 August, 1939 in Lagoa, Portugal, is a Portuguese military officer (born 1939). Discover Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 84 years old?

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Occupation Army officer
Age 84 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 16 August 1939
Birthday 16 August
Birthplace Lagoa, Portugal
Nationality Portugal

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Who Is Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira's Wife?

His wife is Maria Leonor de Andrada Soares de Albergaria

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Wife Maria Leonor de Andrada Soares de Albergaria
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Children Pedro (b. 1977) João (b. 1979) Filipe (b. 1984)

Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira worth at the age of 84 years old? Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira’s income source is mostly from being a successful officer. He is from Portugal. We have estimated Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

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1913

He is the son of João da Silva Vieira (b. Lagoa or Faro on 9 November 1913) and his wife, Maria Vieira Rocha and being the paternal grandson of André de Sousa Vieira and his wife, Teresa de Jesus da Silva.

He is a Portuguese Administrator and a General Officer of Military Engineering of the Portuguese Army with the Course of the Army School and Licentiate in civil engineering by the Instituto Superior Técnico (Superior Technical Institute) of the University of Lisbon, and has the General and Complementary Course of the General Staff of the Army, the Superior Course of Command and Direction of the Portuguese Armed Forces and the Course of National Defense.

1939

Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira, GCTE GCC GCIH ComA (born 16 August 1939), is a retired Portuguese Army officer who was the last Governor of Macau.

1973

Among many other things Vieira was a civil servant in Macau prior to his governorship, being the Chief of General Staff of the Independent Territorial Command of Macau from 1973 to 1974 and Deputy Secretary for Public Works and Communications of the Government of Macau from 1974 to 1975.

1975

He then became Director of the Arm of Engineering of the Army from 1975 to 1976, Chief of General Staff of the Army and by inherency a Member of the Conselho da Revolução (Revolutionary Council) from 1976 to 1978 being the Captain of April who lasted more in Portuguese politics, with an extensive curriculum of public service.

He was also made Honorary Director of the Arm of Engineering of the Portuguese Army.

1976

He married in Alcântara, Lisbon, on 20 November 1976 to Maria Leonor [de Campos] de Andrada Soares de Albergaria, born in Lisbon on 18 April 1947, Licentiate in Roman Philology at the University of Lisbon and the daughter of João José Cabral Soares de Albergaria, 3rd Viscount (formerly Barons) da Torre de Moncorvo (with a Coat of arms of De Morais and Sarmento) and Representative of the Title of Viscount De Morais Sarmento, a mechanical engineer, and wife Maria Júlia Pellen de Campos de Andrada, of the Family of the former Counters of the Counts of the Realm and House, and he had three sons:

1978

After that he was the National Military Representative at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Belgium from 1978 to 1981, and then a professor and subdirector at the Instituto de Altos Estudos Militares (Institute of Military High Studies) from between 1981 and 1983 to 1984 and from 1984 to 1986 respectively.

1986

He served as the Minister of the Republic to the Autonomous Region of the Azores from 1986 to 1991.

1992

Finally, he served as the 138th Governor of Macau from 23 April 1992 to 20 December 1999 and being the last Portuguese Governor of Macau prior to the 1999 handover of the colony back to China.

It became famous at the act of transition and the removal of the Portuguese flag when he put it, folded, next to his heart.

Some had even bet then that it would not be this his last post.

Since the handover, Vieira has been a senior member of the Portuguese Golf Association (Associação Portuguesa de Séniores de Golfe).

Before the handover he also founded and is an active element at the Jorge Álvares Foundation, named after the first Portuguese said to have arrived in China.

2000

Another former Governor of Macau, General António Lopes dos Santos, served as president of the Jorge Álvares Foundation from 2000 until his death in 2009.

He was granted with numerous decorations, both national and foreign, among those: