António de Sousa Coutinho was a Portuguese colonial administrator,

Governor of Ceylon {{Use dmy dates, date=November 2019 The governor of Ceylon can refer to historical vice-regal representatives of three colonial powers: Portuguese Ceylon * List of captains of Portuguese Ceylon (1518–1551) * List of captain-majors of Portugue ...

from 1655 to 1656. Sousa Coutinho was appointed in 1655 under King

John IV of Portugal ''Dom (honorific), Dom'' John IV (; 19 March 1604 – 6 November 1656), also known by the Portuguese as John the Restorer (), was the List of Portuguese monarchs, King of Portugal from 1640 until his death in 1656. He Portuguese Restoration War, ...

, and he was Governor until 1656. He was succeeded by

António de Amaral de Meneses António de Amaral de Meneses was the 19th and last Governor of Portuguese Ceylon. de Meneses was appointed in 1656 under John IV of Portugal ''Dom (honorific), Dom'' John IV (; 19 March 1604 – 6 November 1656), also known by the Portuguese a ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Coutinho, Antonio de Sousa Governors of Portuguese Ceylon 16th-century Portuguese people 1668 deaths Year of birth unknown 17th-century Portuguese people