Manuel Monge (military figure)

Manuel Monge (military figure)

Manuel Soares Monge is a Portuguese military and political figure. He is a general in the Portuguese army. He was born in Vila Nova de São Bento 18 February 1938, in the municipality of Serpa.

During the colonial war he made four tours of duty in Africa: two in Angola, the last two in Guinea. In 1968, he was appointed commander in chief of Guinea.

He was then a Portuguese army major and one of the faithful of António de Spínola, who was one of the important people of the Carnation Revolution which occurred on 25 April 1974.

He was a member of the Movimento dos Capitães and Comissão Coordenadora do MFA and military advisor to the President and given responsibility for relations with Macau.[1]

He holds a position of civil governor of the District of Beja.[2]

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