Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
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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.
Known for
Credits
April Captains (2000)
as Oscar (uncredited)
Oxalá (1981)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Monsanto (2000)
as Mayor
Portugal 74-75 - O retrato do 25 de Abril (1994)
Actor
O Meu Nome É... (1978)
as Self (uncredited)
A Noite do Golpe de Estado (2001)
as Self (revolutionary captain)
Anos de Guerra - Guiné 1963-1974 (2000)
as Self
Gestures and Fragments (1983)
as Himself
Good Portuguese People (1981)
as Himself (revolutionary captain)
The Voice and Ears of MFA (2017)
as Self
Se a Memória Existe (2000)
as Himself