1980 Camarate air crash [SEP] point in time
1980 Camarate air crash
The 1980 Camarate air crash occurred on 4 December 1980 when a small private aircraft carrying Portuguese Prime Minister Francisco de Sá Carneiro and Defense Minister Adelino Amaro da Costa crashed in Camarate, Lisbon, Portugal. Initial investigations concluded the incident was an accident, but later parliamentary investigations found evidence of a bomb beneath the cockpit. After the 15-year statute of limitations took effect, several people came forward confessing involvement.
Background.
Following the 1974 Carnation Revolution, Francisco de Sá Carneiro had been elected Prime Minister
Camarate (film)
Camarate: accidente ou atentado? (English: "Camarate: accident or assassination?") is a 2001 Portuguese film directed by Luis Filipe Rocha on the investigation of the 1980 Camarate air crash. It was Portugal's submission to the 74th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but it was not accepted as a nominee.
See also.
- List of submissions to the 74th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film