General Luís Evangelista Esteves de Araújo (25 February 1949 – 2 December 2023) was a Portuguese military officer who served as the Chief of Staff of the Portuguese Air Force and as Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces from 2011 to 6 February 2014.[1]
General Luís Araújo | |
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 Araújo as a Chief of Staff of the Portuguese Air Force | |
| Born | 25 February 1949 Porto, Portugal |
| Died | 2 December 2023 (aged 74) Cascais, Portugal |
| Allegiance | Portugal |
| Service | Airforce |
| Years of service | 1966–2011 |
| Rank | General |
| Awards |
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Araújo was decorated with the Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ in 2014.[2]
Araújo died on 2 December 2023, at the age of 74.[3]
Military Service
edit- 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
edit- "Portuguese Armed Forces - Biography of the Chief of Staff". Archived from the original on 30 October 2006.
Notes
edit- ^ Portuguese: Cruz de Guerra Class II – Device is a gold cross
References
edit- ^ a b "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 24 September 2015.
- ^ Morreu o general Luís Araújo, antigo chefe do Estado-Maior-General das Forças Armadas (in Portuguese)
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