Portuguese Armed Forces in Macau
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The Portuguese Armed Forces in Macau were the military units Portugal stationed in its former colony of Macau to provide defense and maintain sovereignty until the territory’s 1999 handover to China.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial garrison
ⓘ
military formation ⓘ |
| commandStructure | overseas territorial command of Portugal ⓘ |
| conflict |
Cold War
ⓘ
Pacific War ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| demographicComposition |
Macanese personnel
ⓘ
Portuguese officers ⓘ local Chinese recruits ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause | transfer of sovereignty of Macau to China ⓘ |
| dissolvedOrTransferred | 1999 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1999 ⓘ |
| equipmentUsed |
light infantry weapons
ⓘ
light transport aircraft ⓘ patrol boats ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation |
Coloane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Macau Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Taipa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Macau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedBranch |
Portuguese Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portuguese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedUnit |
Macau Air Detachment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Macau Fire Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ Macau Independent Territorial Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Macau Maritime Police NERFINISHED ⓘ Macau Naval Detachment NERFINISHED ⓘ Macau Police NERFINISHED ⓘ Public Security Forces of Macau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | colonial forces of the Portuguese Empire ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
border incidents with Chinese forces
ⓘ
defence of Portuguese neutrality in Macau during World War II ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Macau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Portuguese Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peacetimeMission |
border control
ⓘ
internal security ⓘ maritime patrol ⓘ search and rescue ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
defence of Macau
ⓘ
maintenance of Portuguese sovereignty in Macau ⓘ |
| startTime | 16th century ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Governor of Macau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ministry of National Defence of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | People's Liberation Army garrison in Macau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryStatusDuringExistence |
Portuguese colony
ⓘ
Portuguese overseas territory ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
Cantonese
ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ |
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