The Armed Forces General Staff (Portuguese: Estado-Maior-General das Forças Armadas), or EMGFA, is the supreme military body of Portugal. It is responsible for the planning, command and control of the Portuguese Armed Forces.
EMGFA is headed by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (Portuguese: Chefe do Estado-Maior-General das Forças Armadas) or CEMGFA, the highest rank of general in the Portuguese Armed Forces.
In 1950, as part of the Portuguese military reforms related with the lessons learned following World War II, the start of the Cold War and the foundation of NATO, the roles of minister of National Defence and of Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff (CEMGFA) were created. The creation of these roles was a major step in the planned integration of the several military service branches and so the establishment of the Armed Forces of Portugal as a single organization. The CEMGFA assumed most of the responsibilities until then assigned to the military heads of the Navy and of the Army, the then existing service branches, as the Air Force would only be created in 1952.
At the same time and as a forerunner of a future General Staff, the Secretariat-General of National Defence (Portuguese: Secretariado-Geral da Defesa Nacional) or SGDN was established. The SGDN was the central planning organization of the Defence, being headed by the CEMGFA.
In 1969, it was decreed that SGDN should be remodelled in order to be transformed into the Armed Forces General Staff (EMGFA), as the organization for the joint administration of the Armed Forces. However, transformation of the SGDN into the EMGFA occurred only in 1974.
The Hospital of the Armed Forces (HFAR, Hospital das Forças Armadas)
Chief of the General Staffedit
The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces is the operational commander of the Portuguese Armed Forces in times of peace. In times of war, he assumes the complete command of the Armed Forces. The CEMGFA is a general officer of one of the three branches of the Armed Forces (Army, Navy and Air Force), appointed by the President of Portugal, by proposal of the Government of Portugal.
List of chiefs of the General Staffedit
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Portrait
Chief
Took office
Left office
Time in office
Defence branch
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de Passos e Sousa, Aníbal César ValdêsGeneral Aníbal César Valdez de Passos e Sousa [pt] (1884–1954)
RIBEIRO, António S., Organização Superior da Defesa Nacional, Prefácio, 2004
External linksedit
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The Armed Forces General Staff Portuguese Estado Maior General das Forcas Armadas or EMGFA is the supreme military body of Portugal It is responsible for the planning command and control of the Portuguese Armed Forces Armed Forces General StaffEstado Maior General das Forcas ArmadasMilitary Standard of PortugalActive1950 1974 SGDN 1974 present EMGFA CountryPortugalBranchArmed forcesTypeMilitary staffPart ofPortuguese Armed ForcesHeadquartersLisbonMotto s Que quem quis sempre pode Who wills aye finds a way from The Lusiads Canto IX 95 v 6 EngagementsAnnexation of GoaPortuguese Colonial WarIFORSFOREUFORKFORAfghanistan WarPeacekeaping missionsAngolaBosnia and HerzegovinaCroatiaNorth MacedoniaWestern SaharaGeorgiaLebanonWebsitewww wbr emgfa wbr ptCommandersCurrent ChiefGeneral Jose Nunes da FonsecaInsigniaAbbreviationEMGFA EMGFA is headed by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Portuguese Chefe do Estado Maior General das Forcas Armadas or CEMGFA the highest rank of general in the Portuguese Armed Forces Contents 1 History 2 Organization 3 Chief of the General Staff 3 1 List of chiefs of the General Staff 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksHistory editIn 1950 as part of the Portuguese military reforms related with the lessons learned following World War II the start of the Cold War and the foundation of NATO the roles of minister of National Defence and of Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff CEMGFA were created The creation of these roles was a major step in the planned integration of the several military service branches and so the establishment of the Armed Forces of Portugal as a single organization The CEMGFA assumed most of the responsibilities until then assigned to the military heads of the Navy and of the Army the then existing service branches as the Air Force would only be created in 1952 At the same time and as a forerunner of a future General Staff the Secretariat General of National Defence Portuguese Secretariado Geral da Defesa Nacional or SGDN was established The SGDN was the central planning organization of the Defence being headed by the CEMGFA In 1969 it was decreed that SGDN should be remodelled in order to be transformed into the Armed Forces General Staff EMGFA as the organization for the joint administration of the Armed Forces However transformation of the SGDN into the EMGFA occurred only in 1974 Organization editThe Armed Forces General Staff is integrated into the Portuguese Ministry of National Defence and includes The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces CEMGFA The Joint Staff EMC Estado Maior Conjunto The Joint Operational Command COC Comando Operacional Conjunto The operational commands of the Azores and Madeira The commanders in chief that can be created under the CEMGFA in times of war The Military Security and Information Center CISMIL Centro de Informacoes e Seguranca Militares The general support organizationsUnder the dependency of the CEMGFA are also The Portuguese Joint Command and Staff College IESM Instituto de Estudos Superiores Militares The Hospital of the Armed Forces HFAR Hospital das Forcas Armadas Chief of the General Staff editThe Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces is the operational commander of the Portuguese Armed Forces in times of peace In times of war he assumes the complete command of the Armed Forces The CEMGFA is a general officer of one of the three branches of the Armed Forces Army Navy and Air Force appointed by the President of Portugal by proposal of the Government of Portugal List of chiefs of the General Staff edit No Portrait Chief Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch Ref 1 nbsp de Passos e Sousa Anibal Cesar Valdes GeneralAnibal Cesar Valdez de Passos e Sousa pt 1884 1954 5 August 19506 December 19511 year 123 days nbsp Portuguese Army 2 nbsp de Bettencourt Manuel Ortins Rear admiralManuel Ortins de Bettencourt pt 1892 1969 12 December 19519 February 19553 years 59 days nbsp Portuguese Navy 3 nbsp Moniz Julio Botelho GeneralJulio Botelho Moniz 1900 1979 3 March 195513 August 19583 years 163 days nbsp Portuguese Army 4 nbsp Ferraz Jose Antonio da Rocha Beleza GeneralJose Antonio da Rocha Beleza Ferraz 1901 22 August 195812 April 19612 years 233 days nbsp Portuguese Army 5 nbsp de Araujo Manuel Gomes GeneralManuel Gomes de Araujo pt 1897 1982 13 April 19613 December 19621 year 234 days nbsp Portuguese Army 6 nbsp Deslandes Venancio Augusto GeneralVenancio Augusto Deslandes pt 1909 1985 16 August 19684 September 19724 years 19 days nbsp Portuguese Air Force 7 nbsp Gomes Francisco da Costa GeneralFrancisco da Costa Gomes 1914 2001 a 5 September 197213 March 19741 year 189 days nbsp Portuguese Army 8 nbsp Cunha Joaquim da Luz GeneralJoaquim da Luz Cunha pt 1914 b 19 March 197428 April 197440 days nbsp Portuguese Army 7 nbsp Gomes Francisco da Costa GeneralFrancisco da Costa Gomes 1914 2001 c 29 April 197413 July 19762 years 75 days nbsp Portuguese Army 9 nbsp Eanes Antonio Ramalho GeneralAntonio Ramalho Eanes born 1935 d 14 July 197616 February 19814 years 217 days nbsp Portuguese Army 10 nbsp de Melo Egidio Nuno Viriato Tavares GeneralNuno Viriato Tavares de Melo Egidio 1922 2011 17 February 198118 February 19843 years 1 day nbsp Portuguese Army 11 nbsp Ferreira Jose Lemos GeneralJose Lemos Ferreira pt 1929 2020 1 March 19848 March 19895 years 7 days nbsp Portuguese Air Force 12 nbsp Carneiro Antonio Soares GeneralAntonio Soares Carneiro 1928 2014 29 March 198925 January 19944 years 302 days nbsp Portuguese Army 13 nbsp da Ponte Antonio Carlos Fuzeta AdmiralAntonio Carlos Fuzeta da Ponte pt born 1935 21 February 19949 March 19984 years 16 days nbsp Portuguese Navy 14 nbsp Santo Gabriel Espirito GeneralGabriel Espirito Santo pt 1936 2014 17 March 19988 August 20002 years 144 days nbsp Portuguese Army 15 nbsp Santos Manuel Jose Alvarenga de Sousa GeneralManuel Jose Alvarenga de Sousa Santos pt born 1940 12 August 200023 August 20022 years 11 days nbsp Portuguese Air Force 16 nbsp Cabecadas Jose Manuel Garcia Mendes AdmiralJose Manuel Garcia Mendes Cabecadas pt born 1943 4 November 20025 December 20064 years 31 days nbsp Portuguese Navy 17 nbsp Pinto Luis Valenca GeneralLuis Valenca Pinto pt born 1946 5 December 20064 February 20114 years 61 days nbsp Portuguese Army 18 nbsp Araujo Luis Evangelista Esteves GeneralLuis Evangelista Esteves Araujo 1949 2023 7 February 20117 February 20143 years 0 days nbsp Portuguese Air Force 19 nbsp Monteiro Artur Neves Pina GeneralArtur Neves Pina Monteiro pt born 1952 7 February 20141 March 20184 years 22 days nbsp Portuguese Army 20 nbsp Ribeiro Antonio da Silva AdmiralAntonio da Silva Ribeiro born 1957 1 March 20181 March 20235 years 0 days nbsp Portuguese Navy 21 nbsp da Fonseca Jose Nunes GeneralJose Nunes da Fonseca pt born 1961 1 March 2023Incumbent1 year 39 days nbsp Portuguese Army See also editPortuguese Army Portuguese Air Force Portuguese Navy National Republican Guard Portugal Notes edit Dismissed because of refusal to swear loyalty to the Prime Minister Marcello Caetano in a public ceremony Dismissed following the Carnation Revolution Simultaneously served as President of the National Salvation Junta 30 September 1974 14 March 1975 15th President of Portugal 30 September 1974 13 July 1976 and President of the Revolutionary Council 14 March 1975 13 July 1976 Simultaneously served as 16th President of Portugal 14 July 1976 9 March 1986 and President of the Revolutionary Council 14 July 1976 30 September 1982 References editRIBEIRO Antonio S Organizacao Superior da Defesa Nacional Prefacio 2004External links editArmed Forces General Staff Official Site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Armed Forces General Staff Portugal amp oldid 1213677505, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
