Vasco de Almeida e Costa

Vasco Fernando Leotte de Almeida e Costa (b. Lisbon, São Sebastião da Pedreira, July 26, 1932), GCIH, GCL, is a Portuguese naval officer and politician who served as Minister of Internal Administration during José Pinheiro de Azevedo's government, between 19 September 1975 and 23 July 1976. He also had an important role during the Portuguese decolonization period. From 23 June 1976 he became interim Prime Minister after Pinheiro de Azevedo had suffered a heart attack during his presidential campaign. He remained 149th Prime Minister interim for the rest of Pinheiro de Azevedo's mandate, when he was substituted by democratically-elected Mário Soares. He was also the 134th Governor of Macau from 16 June 1981 to 15 May 1986.

He was the son of Américo de Almeida e Costa and wife Julieta da Conceição Leotte and married at the Chapel of São Vicente, in Meadela, Viana do Castelo, January 11, 1959 Maria Claudiana da Costa de Faria Araújo (b. at the House do Ameal in Meadela, Viana do Castelo, May 17, 1935), by whom he had issue.

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