The Order of the Colonial Empire (Portuguese:"Ordem do Império Colonial") was a Portuguese Order (decoration), established on 13 April 1932 as a colonial order of knighthood, to reward services by soldiers and civilians in the Portuguese colonies in Asia and Africa. It was discontinued after the Carnation Revolution in 1974."Ordens Nacionais", Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas (Office of the President of Portugal; in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 February 2019.

Source for the list: "Entidades Nacionais Agraciadas com Ordens Portuguesas", Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas (Office of the President of Portugal). Retrieved 19 February 2019.

Portuguese recipients NameDateArmindo Rodrigues Monteiro21 April 1932Dr António de Oliveira Salazar21 April 1932Lieutenant-Colonel Aires de Ornelas de Vasconcelos14 July 1932Major Alfredo Augusto Caldas Xavier14 July 1932General José Augusto Alves Roçadas14 July 1932General Pedro Francisco Massano de Amorim14 July 1932General Alfredo Augusto Freire de Andrade14 July 1932João Belo14 July 1932Major Joaquim Mousinho de Albuquerque14 July 1932Major Alvaro Xavier de Castro14 July 1932Major Eduardo Augusto Ferreira da Costa14 July 1932General António Júlio da Costa Pereira d'Eça14 July 1932António José Enes14 July 1932General Eduardo Augusto Rodrigues Galhardo14 July 1932Henrique de Paiva Couceiro3 August 1932General João de Almeida3 August 1932João António de Azevedo Coutinho Fragoso de Siqueira3 August 1932General Eduardo Augusto Marques9 April 1934Colonel José Ricardo Pereira Cabral7 September 1935Dr Machado Francisco José Vieira20 June 1936Colonel António Lopes Mateus17 November 1938Companhia de Moçambique8 December 1939Vice-Admiral Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho28 January 1943Captain-Lieutenant Ernesto Jardim de Vilhena27 November 1944Bishop José da Costa Nunes6 September 1946Colonel António Vicente Ferreira3 December 1946Major João Teixeira Pinto26 February 1947Professor Dr Marcelo José das Neves Alves Caetano16 December 1953Admiral Manuel Maria Sarmento Rodrigues12 June 1957Sociedade de Geografia de Libboa12 June 1957Chief Inspector António Trigo de Morais16 November 1964Professor Dr Joaquim Moreira da Silva Cunha13 August 1970

Foreign recipients NameDateNoteCountryGeorge V19 February 1934King of the United KingdomUnited KingdomAlbert Vleeschauwer10 October 1942BelgiumPedro Cortina Mauri28 December 1960Minister Plenipotentiary SpainJosé Ibanez Martin14 February 1962Spain

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