Vítor Alves (soldier)
PORTUGUESE SOLDIER AND POLITICIAN (1935-2011)
Vitor Alves; Vitor Manuel Rodrigues Alves; Vitor Manuel Alves; Vitor Rodrigues Alves
Vitor Manuel Rodrigues Alves (30 September 1935 Mafra, Portugal – 9 January 2011) was a Portuguese soldier and politician. Alves, a former Captain of the Movimento das Forças Armadas (MFA), is regarded as a leading figure in the Carnation Revolution, which transitioned Portugal from an authoritarian dictatorship to a democracy.