Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho

Portuguese politician

Date of Birth: 31-Aug-1936

Place of Birth: Maputo, Mozambique

Profession: military personnel, politician

Nationality: Portugal

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Otelo Nuno Romão Saraiva de Carvalho, GCL (Portuguese pronunciation: [?'t?lu s?'?ajv? d? k??'va?u]; born 31 August 1936), 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.