# Vitor Hugo de Azevedo Coutinho - High Commissioner and Governor-General of Mozambique

URL: https://allhistories.com/mozambique/rulers/vitor-hugo-de-azevedo-coutinho
Term: 1924–1926
Number in the list: 269
Dynasty: Colonial rule and metropolitan authorities
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitor_Hugo_de_Azevedo_Coutinho

Vitor Hugo de Azevedo Coutinho held the post of High Commissioner and Governor-General of Portuguese Mozambique from November 1924 to May 1926. His administration was based at Lourenço Marques, the capital from 1898. Few details of this term are recorded in the sources consulted; the dates follow the standard list of colonial governors.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Manuel Moreira da Fonseca](https://allhistories.com/mozambique/rulers/manuel-moreira-da-fonseca-1923)
- Next in list: [Artur Ivens Ferraz](https://allhistories.com/mozambique/rulers/artur-ivens-ferraz)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1926 - [Indigenous Statute of 1926 formalises legal discrimination](https://allhistories.com/mozambique/timeline/1926-indigenous-statute-of-1926-formalises-legal-discrimination)
- 1926 - [Military coup of 28 May 1926 in Portugal](https://allhistories.com/mozambique/timeline/1926-military-coup-of-28-may-1926-in-portugal)