Joaquim Augusto Mouzinho de Albuquerque
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Joaquim Augusto Mouzinho de Albuquerque (1855-1902) was a Portuguese soldier. He who carried out Gungunhana's capture, in Chaimite (1895) and the pacification of Mozambique. He was a grandson of Luís da Silva Mouzinho de Albuquerque.
He was a very respected man in Portuguese society of 19th and 20th century, he was seen as the hope and the symbol of Portuguese reaction against menaces of the most powerful northern European empires, like Great Britain, towards the Portuguese interests in Africa.
He was governor of Gaza Province and Mozambique until 1898, when he came back to the metropolis.
He was Crown Prince Luís Filipe's instructor.
He allegedly committed suicide in 1902 (some sources claim he was killed).
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