Charles Christodoulou (c.1951 – 14 February 1976) was a British soldier in the Parachute Regiment who later served as a foreign mercenary during the Angolan War of Independence of the 1970s.

Christodoulou was born in Birmingham in the United Kingdom of Greek Cypriot parents and was believed to be a cousin of Costas Georgiou, known later as 'Colonel Callan', the leader of the British mercenaries in Angola.

We sprayed bullets into the water but since it was unconfirmed whether he was hit, and just in case he could swim with his hands and feet tied, we decided it was only fair to classify him as "half dead"'.

[12] After 14 British recruits were murdered by firing squad by Callan and his force for desertion, Holden Roberto decided he should be dismissed from his command and court-martialled.

At a drumhead court-martial, Christodoulou was acquitted of mass murder but found guilty of 'unmilitary behaviour', stripped of his rank and sentenced to serve six months at the front without pay.

[12] However, British mercenary Andrew Black on his return to the United Kingdom made the unverified claim that all 14 murders were the work of "the cold-blooded killer" Christodoulou alone.

[14] On 14 February 1976 Christodoulou heard reports that the enemy were 40 miles away and went with two British and two American mercenaries in a Land Rover to investigate.