Luís Araújo
General Luís Evangelista Esteves de Araújo (born 25 February 1949 in Porto) is a former Chief of Staff of the Portuguese Air Force who served as Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces from 2011 to 6 February 2014.[1]
General Luís Evangelista Esteves de Araújo | |
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 General Luís Evangelista Esteves de is a former Chief of Staff of the Portuguese Air Force | |
| Born | 25 February 1949 Porto |
| Allegiance | Portugal |
| Service/ | Airforce |
| Years of service | 1966–2011 |
| Rank | General |
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He was decorated with the Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ in 2014.[2]
Military Service
- 1966 – 1971: Portuguese Military Academy
- October 1972 – October 1974: Flew 1000 hours operational duty over the north of Mozambique in an Alouette III[1]
External links
- "Portuguese Armed Forces - Biography of the Chief of Staff". Archived from the original on 30 October 2006.
Notes
- Portuguese: Cruz de Guerra Class II – Device is a gold cross
References
- "Cruz de Guerra: General Piloto-Aviador Luis Araújo; Herói da Cruz de Guerra". 2014.
- "President decorated General Luis Araújo and Admiral Saldanha Lopes with the Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ - NEWS - PRESIDENCIA.PT". www.presidencia.pt. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24.
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