Adelino Amaro da Costa
Adelino Amaro da Costa | |
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Adelino Amaro da Costa in October 1978 | |
| Minister of National Defence | |
| In office 3 January 1980 – 4 December 1980 | |
| President | António Ramalho Eanes |
| Prime Minister | Francisco de Sá Carneiro |
| Preceded by | José Alberto Loureiro dos Santos |
| Succeeded by | Luís de Azevedo Coutinho |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 April 1943 |
| Died | 4 December 1980 (aged 37) |
| Party | CDS – People's Party (CDS-PP) |
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Adelino Manuel Lopes Amaro da Costa, GCIH (18 April 1943 – 4 December 1980) was a Portuguese politician. He was a founder of the Democratic and Social Centre (CDS), and became the first civilian defence minister since the Carnation Revolution. He died in the 1980 Camarate air crash.