Adelino Amaro da Costa

Adelino Amaro da Costa
Adelino Amaro da Costa in October 1978
Minister of National Defence
In office
3 January 1980 – 4 December 1980
PresidentAntónio Ramalho Eanes
Prime MinisterFrancisco de Sá Carneiro
Preceded byJosé Alberto Loureiro dos Santos
Succeeded byLuís de Azevedo Coutinho
Personal details
Born(1943-04-18)18 April 1943
Died4 December 1980(1980-12-04) (aged 37)
PartyCDS – 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.