Otelo

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Otelo was a prominent Portuguese military officer and revolutionary leader best known for his key role in orchestrating the Carnation Revolution of 1974.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese military officer
human
politician
revolutionary
awardReceived Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty
Order of Liberty
burialPlace Prazeres Cemetery
candidateInElection Portuguese presidential election, 1976
Portuguese presidential election, 1980
causeOfDeath heart failure
countryOfBirth Mozambique
surface form: Portuguese Mozambique
countryOfCitizenship Portugal
countryOfDeath Portugal
dateOfBirth 1936-08-31
dateOfDeath 2021-07-25
ethnicGroup Portuguese people
event Carnation Revolution NERFINISHED
familyName Saraiva de Carvalho
givenName Otelo self-link
hasGender male
ideology left-wing politics
influenced democratic transition in Portugal
languageSpoken Portuguese
memberOf Armed Forces Movement
militaryBranch Portuguese Army
militaryRank brigadier
movement Carnation Revolution NERFINISHED
name Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
nationality Portuguese
notableEvent planning of military operations on 25 April 1974
notableFor role in the Carnation Revolution
notableWork planning the 25 April 1974 military coup
numberOfChildren 5
occupation politician
revolutionary leader
soldier
participatedIn Portuguese Colonial War
placeOfBirth Lourenço Marques
Mozambique
placeOfDeath Lisbon
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Lisbon
role chief strategist of the Carnation Revolution
spouse Maria Filomena Gouveia
subjectOf biographies about the Carnation Revolution

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Otelo givenName Otelo self-link
subject surface form: Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho