José Augusto Alves Roçadas
José Augusto Alves Roçadas was a career officer of the Portuguese Army and a appointed as a colonial administrator in Portuguese Angola and Macau.
In 1907 troops under his command in Portuguese Angola put down a revolt by the Ovambo at the Battle of Mufilo.
As a colonial administrator, Alves Roçadas served as Governor of the District of HuÃla in Portuguese Angola, Governor of Macau, and Governor-General of Angola.
During World War I, Alves Roçadas served as the commanding officer of Portuguese forces in southern Angola. He led them in combat against the German invasion of Portuguese Africa. Both sides used both regular military forces, such as the German forces, and regional auxiliaries or armed groups made up of indigenous and other peoples.
After the war, Roçadas participated in the preparation of the 28 May 1926 coup d'état, together with generals Manuel Gomes da Costa, Sinel de Cordes and Óscar Carmona. They created the Ditadura Nacional. Although originally marked to take up a post in the new government, he fell ill and died a month before the coup took place.