António Augusto Peixoto Correia (11 October 1913 – 16 March 1988) was a Portuguese colonial administrator, military officer and politician.

He was born 11 October 1913 in Vila Nova de Gaia, a suburb of Porto in northern Portugal.

[1] He was a navy officer, and was governor of the District of Huíla in Angola in 1955.

[3] During his tenure as governor, the Pidjiguiti massacre took place, which started the Guinea-Bissau War of Independence.

[4] He was succeeded by Vasco António Martins Rodrigues.