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Ceremony in the Palace of Belém
The President of the Republic decorated, with the Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ, the former Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff, General Luis Evangelista Esteves de Araújo, and the former Chief of the Naval General Staff, Admiral José Carlos Torrado Saldanha Lopes.
The ceremony was held in the Palace of Belém, during which President Cavaco Silva addressed a speech allusive to the decorated officers and General Luis Araújo answered on behalf of both of them.
Palácio de Belém
Palácio de Belém
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