Salgueiro Maia Military person

Fernando José Salgueiro Maia, GOTE, GCL (1 July 1944 in Castelo de Vide, Portugal – 4 April 1992 in Santarém), commonly known just by Salgueiro Maia (Portuguese pronunciation: [saɫˈɡɐjɾu ˈmajɐ]), was a captain of the Portuguese army. He made a significant contribution to the Carnation Revolution, which resulted in the fall of the then ruling dictatorship.

Personal facts

Salgueiro Maia
Birth dateJuly 01, 1944
Birth place
Portugal , Castelo de Vide
Date of deathApril 04, 1992
Place of death
Portugal , Santarém Portugal

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Military person

award
Order of Liberty
Order of the Tower and Sword
Santarém Municipality
military operations
Carnation Revolution
Portuguese Colonial War
Mozambican War of Independence
military branch
Portuguese Army

Salgueiro Maia on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://brendastardom.com/arch.asp?ArchID=171
  2. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120626
  3. http://www.vidaslusofonas.pt/salgueiro_maia.htm