Resting place Mangualde Nationality Portuguese | Name Carlos de | |
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Born 4 August 1921
Buarcos, Portugal ( 1921-08-04 ) Died 20 March 2008(2008-03-20) (aged 86)
Alcabideche, Portugal Political party CDS – People\'s Party (1976 - ?) Spouse(s) Maria Joao Vieira das Neves (m. 1926)Sybille Schon (m. 1925–2007) Known for Conservative Revolutionary | ||
Carlos Galvão de Melo (4 August 1921 — 20 March 2008) was a Portuguese military officer from the Portuguese Air Force.
Life
Galvão de Melo was the eldest of nine children of António Augusto Ferreira de Melo and wife Cecília Rosa Teles de Noronha Galvão. One of the members of the National Salvation Junta, after the 25 April 1974, Carnation Revolution that overthrew the Estado Novo ("New State") regime and established democracy in Portugal. He soon became known as one of the most conservative member of the Junta, if not reactionary. Often seen as a far-right politician, in 1980 he was a presidential candidate, but got a very small amount of votes.
In the 1990s, he drew controversy due to his support for the Indonesian annexation of East Timor.
He married twice, firstly to Maria João Vieira das Neves (on 24 June 1926) and secondly to Sybille Schön (16 December 1925 - 8 January 2007) (divorced Mrs. Stürken), without issue. From his first marriage he had six children.