Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
Otelo Nuno Romão Saraiva de Carvalho, is a retired Portuguese military officer. He was the chief strategist of the 1974 Carnation Revolution in Lisbon. After the Revolution, Otelo assumed leadership roles in the first Portuguese Provisional Governments, alongside Vasco Gonçalves and Francisco da Costa Gomes, and as the head of military defense force COPCON. In 1976, Otelo ran in the first Portuguese presidential election, in which he placed second with the base of his support coming from the far-left. In the 1980s Otelo was accused of having involvement with the controversial Forças Populares 25 de Abril.
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12Place of birth
Lourenço Marques, Portuguese MozambiqueCast credits
Good Portuguese People
Himself (revolutionary captain)Gestures and Fragments
HimselfSe a Memória Existe
HimselfOxalá
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)April Captains
Oscar (uncredited)A Noite do Golpe de Estado
Self (revolutionary captain)Portugal 74-75 - O retrato do 25 de Abril
Monsanto
MayorThe Voice and Ears of MFA
SelfAnos de Guerra - Guiné 1963-1974
SelfO Meu Nome É...
Self (uncredited)