Article Nº 3531 Military or naval figure Vol. III · p. 570
Sousa Brasão (Manuel de)
São Vicente-born army administration captain who served in Angola and Mozambique and was elected deputy for Madeira in 1921.
He was born in the parish (freguesia) of São Vicente on 21 April 1884 and died at his residence in the Fort of São Lourenço (St Lawrence) on 21 December 1923. He was a captain in the Military Administration and served in southern Angola from 1914 to 1915, and in Mozambique from 1916 to 1917. He was elected deputy for Madeira on 10 July 1921 and contributed to various party newspapers.
People mentioned
- Manuel de Sousa Brasão 1884–1923
Places mentioned
Chronology
- Manuel de Sousa Brasão was born in São Vicente.
- Manuel de Sousa Brasão served in southern Angola.
- Manuel de Sousa Brasão served in Mozambique.
- Parliamentary elections were held in Madeira: Vasco Gonçalves Marques was re-elected senator, Manuel de Sousa Brasão elected deputy, and the Catholic party's candidate failed.
- Manuel de Sousa Brasão died at the São Lourenço fortress.