# List of governors of São João Baptista de Ajudá

This article lists the governors of Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá (1680–1961), former Portuguese colonial fort located in the city of Ouidah, in the present day nation of Benin.

## List

| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1680 to ???? | Jacinto de Figueiredo e Abreu, Governor | Governor of Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe authorized to erect a fort in the city of Hweda |
| 17?? to ???? | Abandoned | Abandoned |
| 1721 to 1730 | Re-foundation of the fort as São João Baptista de Ajudá, under the Portuguese colony of Brazil | Re-foundation of the fort as São João Baptista de Ajudá, under the Portuguese colony of Brazil |
| 1721 to 1730 | Francisco Pereira Mendes, Governor | |
| 1730 | Under Companhia de Cacheu e Cabo Verde | |
| 1730 to 1732 | Francisco Pereira Mendes, Governor | |
| 17?? to 1736 | Manuel Correia da Cunha, Governor | |
| 17?? to 1743 | João Basílio, Governor | |
| 17?? to 1746 | Martinho de Cunha Barbosa, interim Governor | |
| 1746 to 1746 | Francisco Nunes Pereira, Governor | Usurper |
| 1746 to 1746 | Francisco do Espírito Santo, interim Governor | |
| 1746 to 17?? | Filipe José de Gouveia, Governor | |
| 17?? to 1752 | ..., Governor | |
| 1752 to 1759 | Teodósio Rodrigues da Costa, Governor | |
| 1759 to 1760 | António Nunes de Gouveia, interim Governor | |
| 1760 to 17?? | Félix José de Gouveia, Governor | |
| 17?? to 1790 | ..., Governor | |
| 1790 to 1797 | Francisco António da Fonseca e Aragão | |
| April 1797 to ???? | Manuel Bastos Varela Pinto Pacheco | |
| ???? to 1817 | ..., Governor | |
| 1817 to 18?? | Francisco Félix de Sousa, Governor | 1st Term |
| 1844 to 1845 | Joaquim José Libânio, Governor | |
| 1839 to 1845 | ..., Governor | |
| 1845 to 1847/1848 | Francisco Félix de Sousa, Governor | 2nd Term |
| 1849 to 18?? | Quaresma, Governor | |
| 1851 to 1851 | Alferes Elerpech, Governor | |
| 1851 to 8 May 1858 | Isidoro Félix de Sousa, subordinate Governor | |
| 1852 to 1853 | João Justino da Costa, Governor | |
| 1853 to 1858 | José Pinheiro de Sousa, Governor | |
| 1858 to 1858 | Francisco Félix de Sousa, Governor | 3rd Term |
| 1858 to 1861 | Abandoned | Abandoned |
| 1861 to 1865 | Ceded to French missionaries by the rulers of Dahomey | Ceded to French missionaries by the rulers of Dahomey |
| 23 February 1865 | Reclaimed by Portugal, under the governors of Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe | Reclaimed by Portugal, under the governors of Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe |
| 1865 to 1868 | José Maria Borges de Sequeira, Governor | |
| 1868 to 1869 | Vital de Bettencourt de Vasconcellos Côrte-Real do Canto, Governor | |
| 1869 to ?1872 | Abandoned | Abandoned |
| ?1872 to 187? | António Joaquim, Governor | |
| 187? to 1878 | Augusto Frutuoso de Figueiredo de Barros, Governor | |
| 1878 to 1879 | Lourenço da Rocha, Governor | |
| 1879 to 1881 | Lieutenant António José Machado, Governor | |
| 1881 to 1883 | ..., Governor | |
| 1883 to 1885 | Lieutenant Fernando Gonçalves, Governor | |
| 1885 to 1885 | Bernardo Francisco Luís da Cruz, Governor | |
| 1885 to 1885 | Lieutenant José Gomes de Sousa, Governor | |
| 1885 to 1886 | Lieutenant Francisco Rego, Governor | |
| 1886 to 1887 | Major António Domingues Cortez da Silva Curado, Governor | |
| 1887 to 1888 | Manuel Francisco Rodrigues Guimarães, Governor | |
| 1888 to 1888 | Captain Vicente da Rosa Rolim, Governor | 1st Term |
| 1888 to 1890 | Manuel José Ferreira dos Santos, Governor | 1st Term |
| 1890 to 1890 | Carolino Acácio Cordeiro, Governor | |
| 1890 to 1893 | Captain Vicente da Rosa Rolim | 2nd Term |
| 1893 to 189? | Manuel José Ferreira dos Santos, Governor | 2nd Term |
| 1897 to 1898 | Lieutenant ...Campos, Governor | |
| 1898 to ???? | Lieutenant ... Nunes de Aguiar, Governor | |
| 1900 to 19?? | Lieutenant António Mendes da Costa, Governor | |
| 19?? to 1905 | Lieutenant João de Deus Pires, Governor | |
| 1905 to 1906 | Joaquim Luís de Carvalho, Governor | |
| 1906 to 1909 | ..., Governor | |
| 1909 to 1911 | Sebastião Lousada, Governor | |
| 1911 to 1911 | Cândido João de Barros, Governor | |
| 1911 to 1912 | Guilherme Spínola de Melo, Governor | |
| 1912 to 19?? | ..., Governor | |
| 19?? to 1928 | Lieutenant Viriato Henrique dos Anjos Garcez, Governor | |
| 1928 to 1931 | Captain Joaquim Sinel de Cordes, Governor | |
| 1932 to 1938 | Captain Miguel Maria Pupo Correia, Governor | 1st Term |
| 1938 to 1941 | Captain José Pimenta Segurado de Avelar Machado, Governor | |
| 1941 to 1942 | Jean-Louis Bourjac, Governor | Self-proclaimed; not recognized by Portugal |
| 1942 to 1944 | José de Vasconcelos e Sá Guerreiro Nuno, interim Governor | 1st Term |
| 1944 to 1946 | Captain Carlos Alberto de Serpa Soares, Governor | |
| 1946 to 1946 | José de Vasconcelos e Sá Guerreiro Nuno, Governor | 2nd Term |
| 1946 to 1951 | Captain Miguel Maria Pupo Correia, Governor | 2nd Term |
| 1951 to 1954 | António João Teles Pereira de Vasconcelos, Administrator | |
| 1954 to 1956 | Ernesto António Pereira Enes, Administrator | |
| 1956 to 1 August 1961 | António Agostinho Saraiva Borges, Intendant | |
| 1 August 1961 | Annexed by the Republic of Dahomey | Annexed by the Republic of Dahomey |
| 1975 | Annexation recognized by Portugal | Annexation recognized by Portugal |