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Luís Araújo

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General

Luís Araújo
Araújo as a Chief of Staff of the Portuguese Air Force
Born(1949-02-25)25 February 1949
Porto, Portugal
Died2 December 2023(2023-12-02) (aged 74)
Cascais, Portugal
AllegiancePortugal
Service / branchAirforce
Years of service1966–2011
RankGeneral
Awards

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]

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

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  • 1966 – 1971: Portuguese Military Academy
  • October 1972 – October 1974: Flew 1000 hours operational duty over the north of Mozambique in an Alouette III[1]
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  • "Portuguese Armed Forces - Biography of the Chief of Staff". Archived from the original on 30 October 2006.

Notes

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  1. ^ Portuguese: Cruz de Guerra Class II – Device is a gold cross

References

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