Altino Pinto de Magalhães
Portuguese politician
Altino Amadeu Pinto de Magalhães Portuguese pronunciation: [alˈtinu ɐmɐˈðɛw ˈpĩtu ðɨ mɐɣɐˈʎɐ̃jʃ]; 8 May 1922 – 24 January 2019) was a Portuguese commissioned army officer in the Portuguese Armed Forces and politician who served as a deputy Minister of Defence. He was the President of the Junta Regional of the Azores. He served as a general in the Portuguese Armed Forces, who, while having a conservative style, supported the Carnation Revolution of 25 April 1974.
Career
During his time at the Army Academy, Altino studied Infantry, Transmission and Information, the general and complementary courses in Officers training, as well as taking an aviation course to provide tourist services.
He was promoted to ensign in March 1943 while in Lamego, and served with the 9th Regimental Infantry in São Miguel and Terceira. He served in Portuguese Angola between 1946 and 1948, where he was promoted to lieutenant before serving in Braga. Before returning to Angola, where he served between 1949 and 1953, he was made promoted to captain in December 1948. He served in the Ministry of the Army between 1953 and 1961, becoming a major by December 1957 and later lieutenant-colonel by May 1961, before being transferred to Madeira (Funchal). He returned to the Ministry between 1963 and 1969, being invested as colonel in 1968. He joined the Quartel General da Região Militar (Military Regional General Garrison) in Angola in 1969–71, serving in the Estado Maior do Exército (Army Staff) and regional command, advancing to the position of Brigadier by August 1973.
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