Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
Otelo Nuno Romão Saraiva de Carvalho (August 31, 1936 – July 25, 2021) was a Portuguese military officer. He was the chief strategist of the 1974 Carnation Revolution in Lisbon.[1] He unsuccessfully ran for President of Portugal in 1976 and in 1980.
| Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho | |
|---|---|
 Carvalho in 1976 | |
| Birth name | Otelo Nuno Romão Saraiva de Carvalho |
| Nickname | Otelo |
| Born | August 31, 1936 Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique |
| Died | July 25, 2021 (aged 84) Lisbon, Portugal |
| Allegiance |  Portugal |
| Service/branch |  Portuguese Army |
| Years of service | 1955–1984 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Battles/wars | Portuguese Colonial War Carnation Revolution |
| Awards | Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty |
| Other work | Candidate to President of Portugal |
On July 10, 2021, Otelo was hospitalized at Hospital das Forças Armadas in Lisbon.[2] He died fifteen days later on July 25 from heart failure, aged 84.[3][4]
Otelo Saraiva De Carvalho Media
Recreation of the COPCON insignia.
A street mural of Otelo, Lisbon, Portugal 1975.
Portuguese overseas territories in Africa during the Estado Novo regime: Angola and Mozambique were by far the two largest of those territories.
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho in 2014
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References
- ↑ "Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho". University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ↑ "Morreu Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, o capitão de abril com o "coração junto da boca"" (in Portuguese). DN.PT. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Morreu o capitão de Abril Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho". TSF Rádio Notícias (in português). 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ↑ Tavares, João Francisco Gomes, Rita. "Morreu Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho". Observador (in português). Retrieved 2021-07-25.