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4 days ago · Tired of the ravages of the dictatorship and colonisation, they won the active support of the people. The uprising was nicknamed the Carnation Revolution after the flowers that protesters placed in the soldiers’ guns and tanks, in a rare example of a military coup being staged to install democracy. The dictatorship collapsed in a single day.
3 days ago · The Carnation Revolution: A Turning Point for Lusophone Countries. The Carnation Revolution in Portugal, led by the Armed Forces Movement, marked a significant shift in the country’s history, bringing an end to nearly five decades of dictatorship and setting the stage for decolonization in Africa.
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4 days ago · The uprising was nicknamed the Carnation Revolution after the flowers that protesters placed in the soldiers' guns and tanks, in a rare example of a military coup being staged to install...
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4 days ago · Tired of the ravages of the dictatorship and colonisation, they won the active support of the people. The uprising was nicknamed the Carnation Revolution after the flowers that protesters placed in the soldiers' guns and tanks, in a rare example of a military coup being staged to install democracy. The dictatorship collapsed in a single day.
4 days ago · During the Carnation Revolution on April 25, 1974, the Portuguese military played Grandola Vila Morena on the radio as a secret signal to start the revolution. The song’s inclusion in the broadcast was a symbol of defiance against the oppressive regime, and it became an anthem for the fight for democracy.
5 days ago · The Carnation Revolution or Revolução dos Cravos was a largely bloodless coup which occurred in the nation of Portugal in 1974. The result of the Carnation Revolution was the toppling of a dictatorship which had prevailed for almost 50 years.
3 days ago · e. António de Oliveira Salazar [a] GCTE GCSE GColIH GCIC ( / ˌsæləˈzɑːr /, US also / ˌsɑːl -/, Portuguese: [ɐ̃ˈtɔni.u ðɨ ɔliˈvɐjɾɐ sɐlɐˈzaɾ]; 28 April 1889 – 27 July 1970) was a Portuguese statesman, academic, and economist who served as Prime Minister of Portugal from 1932 to 1968.
