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Born in Funchal, Madeira, in 1951, Vice-admiral Agostinho Ramos da Silva joined the Portuguese Navy in 1969 and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1974. He specialized in Hydrography in 1980, and completed Junior (1987), Intermediate (2001) and Flag Officer (2004) Naval War College Courses and the National Defense Course (2005). He served in several warships and Navy survey/research vessels having three commands at sea. During his stay at the Portuguese Hydrographic Institute he was in charge of Hydrographic Survey Teams and the head of Nautical Cartography, Hydrographic Surveys and Navigation Divisions. He was later appointed Technical Director and served as Assistant to the Director General. Vice-admiral Agostinho Ramos da Silva also served in the Navy Staff, in the Logistics and Personnel Divisions, and later he was posted at the National Maritime Authority Directorate. Promoted to Rear Admiral in 2006 he took charge of the Azores Naval Zone and became the head of Azores Maritime Authority. He was promoted to Vice-admiral on March 10th 2010. |
