Ernesto Melo Antunes

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Ernesto Augusto de Melo Antunes, GCL (1933-1999) was a Portuguese military officer who had a major role in the Carnation Revolution in April 25 of 1974. Antunes was the co-author of the political program of the military movement that overthrew the regime, the Movement of the Armed Forces. After the revolution, Antunes was a member of the coordinator commission of the movement and minister of the provisional governments.

Melo Antunes was the main negotiator of the independence of Guinea-Bissau and after the revolutionary period was member of the Council of State. He was also the author of the Document of nine, a document released during the revolutionary period supporting the moderate forces and criticizing the left-wing and the action of the Portuguese Communist Party.

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