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Macau 澳門 | |||||||||
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| 1537–1999 | |||||||||
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Portuguese Macau (1976–99) | |||||||||
| Anthem: A Portuguesa (Portuguese) The Portuguese | |||||||||
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| Status | Portuguese colony | ||||||||
| Capital | Macau | ||||||||
| Common languages |
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| Head of state | |||||||||
• 1537–1557 | King John III (first) | ||||||||
• 1996–1999 | President Jorge Sampaio (last) | ||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||
• 1557–1558 | Francisco Martins (first) | ||||||||
• 1991–1999 | Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira (last) | ||||||||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
| Historical era | First wave of European colonization | ||||||||
• Permanent Portuguese settlement established | 1537 | ||||||||
• Colony proclaimed | 1847 | ||||||||
| December 1, 1887 | |||||||||
| April 13, 1987 | |||||||||
| December 20 1999 | |||||||||
| Currency | Macanese pataca (from 1894) | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | MO | ||||||||
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Portuguese Macau refers to Macau as a colony and later, a Portuguese overseas province under Portuguese administration from 1847 to 1999. Macau was both the first and last European colony in China.[1][2]
History
Portuguese traders first settled in Macau in the 16th century. In 1557 Macau was rented to Portugal by the Chinese empire as a trading port. The Portuguese administered the city under Chinese authority and sovereignty until 1887, when Macau became a colony of the Portuguese empire. Sovereignty over Macau was transferred back to China on 20 December 1999.
The Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration on the Question of Macau and the Macau Basic Law stipulate that Macau operate with a high degree of autonomy until at least 2049, fifty years after the transfer.[3]
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Photograph by Jack Birns of Portas do Cerco, the historic border gate between Portuguese Macau and what was then frontier Canton.
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Portas do Cerco in 1890.
See also
External links
Reference s
- ^ Bong Yin Fung (1999). Macau: a General Introduction (in Chinese). Joint Publishing (H.K.) Co. Ltd. ISBN 962-04-1642-2.
- ^ "Macau and the end of empire". BBC News Online. 18 December 1999. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
- ^ "Content of Basic Law of Macau". University of Macau. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
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